Clark: December 6, 1804
At Fort Mandan, violent north-northwesterly winds brought snow and bitterly cold air, with the thermometer reading 10 degrees above zero at 8 a.m. Around 9 a.m., a Native man and his wife arrived bringing meat for the expedition's interpreter. Clark noted the man's attire: buffalo-skin moccasins, goat-skin leggings, a buffalo robe, and 14 brass rings on his fingers, observing that the Mandans were particularly fond of brass. The cold continued into the afternoon, and the river rose an inch and a half during the day.
Fort Mandan 6th of December Thursday 1804 The wind blew violently hard
from the N, N W. with Some Snow the air Keen and Cold. The Thermometer at
8 oClock A, M, Stood at 10 dgs. above oat 9 oClock a man & his
Squar Came down with Some meat for the inturpeter his dress was a par
mockersons of Buffalow Skin Pr. Legins of Goat Skin & a Buffalow robe,
14 ring of Brass on his fingers, this metel the Mandans ar verry fond offCold
after noon river rise 11/2 Inch to day
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Fort Mandan, 6th of December, Thursday 1804. The wind blew violently hard from the N, NW, with some snow; the air keen and cold. The thermometer at 8 o'clock A.M. stood at 10 degrees above 0.
At 9 o'clock A.M. a man and his squaw came down with some meat for the interpreter. His dress was a pair of moccasins of buffalo skin, a pair of leggings of goat skin, and a buffalo robe, with 14 rings of brass on his fingers. This metal the Mandans are very fond of.
Cold afternoon. River rose 1 1/2 inch today.
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