Journal entry · December 14, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 14, 1804
John Ordway · Fort Mandan, North Dakota · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Fort Mandan (winter)
Clark Set out with 14 men to Go down the River a hunting,
directly after it Set in to Snowing verry fast, a nomber of the
Mandans came to See us. 14 of them eat in my Room at one time,
the Big White dined with Cap* Lewis, towards evening Several of
the hunters came in & informed us that the Buffalow had left the
river, they Saw but 2 they had killed 2 Deer. Cap* Clark & 8
men camped in a Bottom of wood 8 or 10 m1 down the river from
our Fort.
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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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- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.3 mi
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