Clark: January 15, 1805

Fort Mandan 15th January Tuesday 1805 between 12 & 3 oClock this
morning we had a total eclips of the moon, a part of the observations
necessary for our purpose in this eclips we got which is at 12h 57m 54s
Total Darkness of the moon @ 1 44 00 End of total Darkness of This moon @
2 39 10 End of the eclips-

This morning not So Cold as yesterday wind from the S. E. wind choped
around to the N W. Still temperate four Considerate men of the Minetarre
Came to See us we Smoked in the pipe, maney mands. present also, we Showed
to those men who had been impressed with an unfavourable oppinion of us.