Journal entry · February 3, 1805
Clark: February 3, 1805
William Clark · Fort Mandan (winter)
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)
3rd of February 1805 our provisions of meat being nearly exorsted I
concluded to Decend the River on the Ice & hunt, I Set out with about
16 men 3 horses & 2 Slays Descended nearly 60 miles Killed &
loaded the horses back, & made 2 pens which we filed with meat, &
returned on the 13th we Killed 40 Deer, 3 Bulls 19 Elk, maney So meager
that they were unfit for use
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The NPS atlas for this night
Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of February 1 to February 28, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.6 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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Fort Mandan (winter) in 360°
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