Clark: November 5, 1804
Clark rose early to begin building the second row of huts, working with heavy cottonwood, elm, and small ash logs in their sandy location. Many Indians passed by while hunting, and a nearby Mandan camp had caught 100 antelope in two days by driving them into a pen via a widening bush fence. The day was mostly cloudy with a moderate northwest wind. Clark suffered badly from rheumatism while Lewis spent the day writing. Their interpreter reported that four Assiniboine had arrived at the Hidatsa camps, with 50 more lodges on the way.
5th November Monday 1804 I rose verry early and commenced raising the 2
range of Huts the timber large and heavy all to Carry on Hand Sticks,
Cotton wood & Elm Som ash Small, our Situation Sandy, great numbers of
Indians pass to and from hunting a Camp of Mandans, A fiew miles below us
Cought within two days 100 Goat, by Driveing them in a Strong pen,
derected by a Bush fence widening from the pen &c. &. the Greater
part of this day Cloudy, wind moderate from the N. W. I have the Rhumitism
verry bad, Cap Lewis writeing all Daywe are told by our interpeter
that 4 Ossiniboin Indians, have arrived at the Camps of the Gross Venters
& 50 Lodges are Comeing
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5th November, Monday, 1804. I rose very early and started raising the second range of huts. The timber was large and heavy, all to be carried on hand sticks—cottonwood and elm, with some small ash. Our situation is sandy. Great numbers of Indians pass to and from hunting. A camp of Mandans, a few miles below us, caught 100 goats within two days by driving them into a strong pen, directed by a bush fence widening out from the pen, etc.
The greater part of this day was cloudy, with a moderate wind from the N.W. I have the rheumatism very bad. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) was writing all day. We are told by our interpreter that 4 Assiniboine Indians have arrived at the camps of the Gros Ventres, and 50 lodges are coming.
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