Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 29, 1804
A steady stream of Mandan men, women, and children visited Fort Mandan throughout the day. With the blacksmith shop now set up, the natives brought axes and a kettle to be repaired, paying for the work with corn, beans, squash, and other provisions. A hunter killed a wolf and saved the pelt for traders, who valued wolf skins as highly as beaver. One incident occurred when an Indian stole a drawing knife, but it was recovered.
flower [interpreter’s floor] a Great nomber of the natives men
women & children visited us the whole day as we Got the Black-
smiths Shop fixed they Brought their Squaw axes & kittle to fix
and mend for which they Gave us corn & beans Squasshes & C.
one man who went out hunting to day killed a woolf & kept it
for the tradors who Give as much for a woolf Skin as a Beever
Skin. N. B. an Indian Stole a drawing nife. took it again.
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floor [interpreter's floor]. A great number of the natives — men, women, and children — visited us the whole day. As we got the blacksmith's shop fixed, they brought their squaw axes and kettles to fix and mend, for which they gave us corn, beans, squashes, etc.
One man who went out hunting today killed a wolf and kept it for the traders, who give as much for a wolf skin as a beaver skin.
N.B. An Indian stole a drawing knife. Took it again.
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