Thursday 5th Thunder & lightning last night wrote the Speaches, to the Aiyous & [Sioux?] [1] & Ioways, Several Country people came to Day to pay a visit, men and wimin, the wind is violintly hard from the W, N, W. all day river Still rise, Send by Mr. Crawford Some queries reletive to the Indians, and Vocabulary also some instructions &c. the Contractors Boat return to St. Louis. the [wind] Shift to the North at Sun Set & Cold, Banks fall in