Journal entry · December 12, 1804
Clark: December 12, 1804
William Clark · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
12th December Wednesday 1804 a Clear Cold morning wind from the north the
Thormometer at Sun rise Stood at 38° below 0, moderated untill 6 oClock at
which time it began to get Colder. I line my Gloves and have a cap made of
the Skin of the Louservia (Lynx) (or wild Cat of the North) the fur near 3
inches long a Indian Of the Shoe nation Came with the half of a Cabra ko
ka or Antilope which he killed near the Fort, Great numbers of those
animnals are near our fort but the weather is So Cold that we do not think
it prudent to turn out to hunt in Such Cold weather, or at least untill
our Consts. are prepared to under go this Climate. I measure the river
from bank to bank on the ice and make it 500 yards
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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.
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