Journal Entry

Clark: January 22, 1805

January 22, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter)
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On this fine, warm Tuesday, the party attempted to cut the boat and pirogues free from the ice along the river. They discovered water about eight inches beneath the first layer of ice, with another layer of ice roughly three feet thick below that. The conditions made freeing the vessels considerably more difficult than anticipated.

22nd January 1805 Tuesday a find warm Day attempted to Cut the Boat &
the perogues out of the Ice, found water at about 8 inches under the 1st
Ice, the next thickness about 3 feet

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22nd January 1805, Tuesday. A fine warm day. Attempted to cut the boat and the pirogues out of the ice. Found water at about 8 inches under the first layer of ice; the next thickness was about 3 feet.

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