14 February: Sky clear, weather fairly calm, moderately cold. At seven thirty, 23 3/4°F [−4.6°C]. Wind cold and moderately strong out of the northwest. With the snow blown off it, the ice was very slippery everywhere. We saw several Indian women fall on it. After breakfast Kipp traveled to the Hidatsas at Bijoux’s village; [he would] not come back before tomorrow. About noon, less wind and pleasant when protected from it. Dreidoppel came back from a hunting excursion; however, [he] did not see anything but some prairie hens. At twelve o’clock, 26°F [−3.3°C]. Wind north. Charbonneau came back but did not have anything new to report. The brother of Máhchsi-Karéhde came in the afternoon with a young Indian and brought red willow poles that they peeled at our place. The music box greatly entertained them. He thought there was a little waschí (a white man) sitting in it who made the music. Wind in the afternoon, strong and cold; about three and four o’clock, some snow fell. Toward evening, windless and less cold. At night, cloudy sky, about 1/2″ snow.