Clark: January 27, 1805
On a fine Sunday at Fort Mandan, the men attempted to cut the boat and canoes free from the ice, a difficult task complicated by water seeping between the layers. Clark bled and sweated a man suffering from pleurisy, while Captain Lewis amputated the frostbitten toes from one of a boy's feet. The interpreter Charbonneau returned with news that the Assiniboines had gone back to their camps, and he brought three of Mr. Laroche's horses to be kept at the fort to prevent theft.
27th of January Sunday 1804 a fine day, attempt to Cut our Boat and Canoos
out of the Ice, a deficuelt Task I fear as we find waters between the Ice,
I Bleed the man with the Plurisy to day & Swet him, Capt Lewis took of
the Toes of one foot of the Boy who got frost bit Some time ago, Shabonoe
our interpeter returned, & informed that the Assiniboins had returned
to their Camps, & brough 3 horses of Mr. Laroches to Stay here for
fear of their being Stolen by the Assiniboins who are great roguesCut
off the boy toes
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27th of January, Sunday, 1804. A fine day. We attempted to cut our boat and canoes out of the ice, a difficult task I fear, as we find water between the ice. I bled the man with the pleurisy today and made him sweat. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) took off the toes of one foot of the boy who got frostbitten some time ago. Shabonoe (Charbonneau), our interpreter, returned and informed us that the Assiniboins had returned to their camps, and brought 3 of Mr. Laroche's horses to stay here for fear of their being stolen by the Assiniboins, who are great rogues. Cut off the boy's toes.
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