Clark: March 28, 1805
On a windy, blustery Friday with a southwest wind, the expedition spent the day caulking, pitching, and tarring the canoes and pirogues to seal cracks and the wind-shake common in cottonwood. Ice ran heavily on the Missouri, blocking the river in view for about four hours before breaking up and leaving large amounts on the sandbars. Few Mandan visitors came, as most were watching for drowned buffalo carried on the ice—a prized seasonal food. Clark also noted the Mandans feed cottonwood twigs to their horses in place of corn.
28th had all the Canoes, the Perogus corked pitchd & lined cover the
Cotton Wood, which is win Shaken (the Mandans feed their horses on the
cotton wood Sticks in places of corn).
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28th of March Friday 1805 a windey Blustering Day wind S W ice running the
river Blocked up in view for the Space of 4 hours and gave way leaveing
great quantity of ice on the Shallow Sand bars. had all the canoes corked
pitched & tirred in and on the cracks and windshake which is
universially in the Cotton wood
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March 28, 1805 25th the ice Stoped running owing to Some obstickle above
all prepareing to Set out but few Indians visit us to day they are
watching to catch the floating Buffalow which brake through the ice in
Crossing, those people are fond of those animals tainted and Catch great
numbers every Spring
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28th. Had all the canoes and the pirogues caulked, pitched, and lined to cover the cottonwood, which is wind-shaken. (The Mandans feed their horses on cottonwood sticks in place of corn.)
28th of March, Friday 1805. A windy, blustering day; wind from the southwest. Ice running. The river was blocked up in view for the space of 4 hours and then gave way, leaving a great quantity of ice on the shallow sand bars. Had all the canoes caulked, pitched, and tarred in and on the cracks and wind-shakes, which are universal in the cottonwood.
March 28, 1805. 25th. The ice stopped running, owing to some obstacle above. All are preparing to set out, but few Indians visit us today. They are watching to catch the floating buffalo which break through the ice in crossing. These people are fond of those animals tainted, and catch great numbers every spring.
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