Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 18, 1804
A bitterly cold night required the men to be relieved on guard duty every half hour. Traders from the North West Company, who had stayed at the fort overnight, departed early in the morning, with the expedition lending them a sled pulled by a horse to carry their robes and furs back to their own posts. The morning was clear and sharp, with the thermometer at 42 degrees above zero. Twelve hunters set out early to pursue buffalo, but found the cold on the hills too severe and returned to the fort.
had to be relieved everry half hour dureing all last night, the
Tradiors from the N.W. Compy remained with us yesterday and
last night, a clear Sharp morning. the Thum s. at 42^ ab*
12 hunters Got ready eairly to hunt the buffalow. Some of them
went out on the hills but found it So cold that they would not
follow the Buff0 in the praries So they returned to the Fort,
the Tradors left us eairly this morning, we accomodated them
with a Sled [on] which they draw by a horse their Robes & furs
over to their Forts.
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We had to be relieved every half hour during all last night. The traders from the N.W. Company (Northwest Company) remained with us yesterday and last night. A clear, sharp morning. The thermometer stood at 42° above 0.
Twelve hunters got ready early to hunt the buffalo. Some of them went out on the hills but found it so cold that they would not follow the buffalo in the prairies, so they returned to the Fort. The traders left us early this morning. We accommodated them with a sled, on which they drew their robes and furs by a horse over to their forts.
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