Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 10, 1804
Several hunters traveled back to the previous night's camp and returned with heavy loads of meat. The weather turned much colder through the day, dropping rapidly so that sentinels had to be rotated every hour. A Mandan Indian wounded by the Sioux came to the officers seeking medical care. George Drouillard killed two buffalo and a deer, bringing the deer in that evening. To help the men cope with the cold, blanket capotes were issued to those who needed them.
& Several of the hunters returned down to their last nights camp
for meat, they returned with large loads of meat, the weather
Gits colder verry fast So that the Sentinel had to be relieved every
hour, one of the Mandan Indians who had been wounded by the
Souix came to our officers to be cured. G. Drewyer killed two
Buffalow and a deer & brought in the Deer this evening, the
weather is [blank in Ms.] degrees colder this evening than it was
this morning.1 Blanket cappoes provided for each man who
Stood in need of them &. C.
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Several of the hunters returned down to their last night's camp for meat. They returned with large loads of meat. The weather is getting colder very fast, so that the sentinel had to be relieved every hour. One of the Mandan Indians who had been wounded by the Sioux came to our officers to be cured. G. Drewyer killed two buffalo and a deer, and brought in the deer this evening. The weather is [blank in Ms.] degrees colder this evening than it was this morning.
Blanket capotes were provided for each man who stood in need of them, etc.
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