Journal entry · December 11, 1804
Clark: December 11, 1804
William Clark · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
11th December Tuesday 1804 a verry Cold morning Wind from the north The
Thermomettr at (4 oClock A M at 21°) Sunrise at 21° See list. below 0
which is 53° below the freesing point and getting colder, the Sun Shows
and reflects two imigies, the ice floating in the atmespear being So thick
that the appearance is like a fog Despurceing
Sent out three horses for meat & with Derections for all the hunters
to return to the fort as Soon as possible at 1 oClock the horses returned
loaded at night all the hunters returned, Several a little frosted, The
Black Cat Chief of the Mandans paid us a Visit to day continue Cold all
day river at a Stand
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of December 1 to December 31, 1804
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.3 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
Fort Mandan (winter) in 360°
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