Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages — John Ordway: August 14, 1806
Around 9 A.M. the expedition reached their old neighbors, the Gros Ventres (Hidatsa) and Mandan villages. They exchanged salutes, firing the swivel gun and blunderbusses, with the villagers responding in kind, all glad at the reunion. After briefly stopping at the Gros Ventres village, the party moved down and camped between the two villages, planning to stay a few days to persuade chiefs to travel downriver and witness the power of the United States. The villagers shared corn and beans. Captain Lewis fainted while Captain Clark dressed his wound but quickly recovered.
and procd on about 9 A. M. we arived at our old neighbours the
Grousevauntars and Mandans. we Saluted them by firing our
Swivvel and blunderbusses a nomber of times they answered us
with a blunderbuss and Small arms and were verry glad to see us
we halted a Short time at the Grousevauntars village then
mooved down convenient to boath the Grousevauntars and Man-
dans and Campd in order to Stay 2 or 3 days to try to git Some of
these chiefs to go down with us to Show them the power of the
united States &C. they gave us corn & beans &C. &C. Cap*
Lewis fainted as Cap* Clark was dressing his wound, but Soon
came too again.
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We proceeded on, and about 9 A.M. we arrived at our old neighbors the Grousevauntars (Gros Ventres) and Mandans. We saluted them by firing our swivel and blunderbusses a number of times. They answered us with a blunderbuss and small arms, and were very glad to see us. We halted a short time at the Grousevauntars village, then moved down convenient to both the Grousevauntars and Mandans, and camped in order to stay 2 or 3 days to try to get some of these chiefs to go down with us to show them the power of the United States, etc. They gave us corn and beans, etc., etc. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) fainted as Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) was dressing his wound, but soon came to again.
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