Journal entry · December 13, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 13, 1804
John Ordway · Fort Mandan, North Dakota · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Fort Mandan (winter)
it was yesterday, we had 2 Sleds ready provided for the purpose of
hailing in the meat. 2 men went out a Short time and killed 2
buffaloe one of them came in and 5 men were Sent out with him
took a Sled with them and brought in the 2 buffaloe. they Saw
a nomber of the Savvages returning from the prarie with their
horses loaded with meat one of [whom] killed a Goat & brought
1 “The Thermometer today at 10 & 11 Degrees below 0.” Clark, “an
experiment was made with proof spirits, which in fifteen minutes froze into
hard ice.” Gass. No wonder, as Clark notes, “Capt Lewis had a Cold Dis-
agreeable night last [night] in the Snow on a cold point with one Small Blankett.”
172 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [Dec. 14
it in to the fort & Gave it to our officers. 2 of my mess went up to
the 1st village of the Mandans to day and bought Some corn and
beans with a little paint and a fiew rings &.C. one of the men
belonging to the N. W. Compy came down from the Grovantars
upper village to see us.
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left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of December 1 to December 31, 1804
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