Came 40 miles and camped 1 mile from the Platte river. There is a few indians here, some squaws quite interesting. A French trader here has 2 of them for his wives. They are the Sioux tribe. They declared that I was a Pawnee Indian.
Captain is better.
Had a fine rain last night. Had a very sandy road to pass over. Saw a great many indians, all very friendly, and two villages. Came about 25 miles and camped at 4 p.m. about 15 rods from the Platte river. The indians here is almost black and some of the children is got blue eyes and a light complexion.