Zebulon Pike and his group, striking northwest…
September 1806 CE
Upon his arrival, he is greeted by the ranking chief, Sharitarish, who invites him to eat in his lodge and tells him of Melgares's recent visit.
The Pawnees present eight horses to the Osages accompanying Pike, and members of the two tribes smoke pipes together.
Pike's party establishes a camp fortified with rifle pits on a hill on the north bank of the Republican opposite the village.
At the Pawnee village of the Kitkehahki band, on September 29, Pike meets with the Pawnee tribal council.
He announces the new protectorate of the United States government over the territory.
Earlier in the month, the village had been visited by a Spanish expedition led by Lieutenant Facundo Melgares and given a Spanish flag.
He instructs the Pawnee to remove the Spanish flag from their village and to fly the American flag instead.