Journal entry · December 14, 1804
Clark: December 14, 1804
William Clark · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
14th December Friday 1804 a fine morning. wind from the S. E. the
murckerey Stood at ‘0’ this morning I went with a party of men down the
river 18 miles to hunt Buffalow, Saw two Bulls too pore to kill, the Cows
and large gangues haveing left the River, we only killed two Deer &
Camped all night with Some expectation of Seeing the Buffalow in the
morning, a verry Cold night, Snowed.
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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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