Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 9, 1804
Around 10 a.m. the previous day, Captain Lewis set out hunting with twelve men, planning to leave some hunters in a bottomland about five miles below the fort to process and guard the meat. Several Native visitors came to the garrison, some bringing fat meat as a gift to the officers. In the evening, part of the hunting party returned with horses loaded with meat, while Lewis camped downriver with the remaining hunters to tend the day's kill of about six buffalo.
was yesterday, about 10 o. C. Cap4 Lewis & 12 men went out
a hunting and concluded to leave a fiew men down in a Bottom
abe 5 mIs below in order to hunt & take care of the meat, a nom-
1 A number of the men had been frostbitten. Clark confesses that he him-
self was a little fatigued, “haveing run after the Buffalow all day in Snow many
Places 18 inches Deep, generally 6 or 8.”
1804] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 171
ber of the Savvages came to our Garrison. Some of them brought
Some fat meat and Gave to our officers. Some of the hunting
party returned in the evening with our horses loaded with fine
meat. Cap* Lewis camped with Several hunters in a Bottom 5 or
6 mls down from the Fort and took care of the meat which they
had killed in the course of the day which was about Six buffalow in
all.
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Yesterday, about 10 o'clock, Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) and 12 men went out hunting and decided to leave a few men down in a bottom about 5 miles below in order to hunt and take care of the meat. A number of the savages came to our garrison. Some of them brought some fat meat and gave it to our officers. Some of the hunting party returned in the evening with our horses loaded with fine meat. Capt Lewis camped with several hunters in a bottom 5 or 6 miles down from the fort and took care of the meat which they had killed in the course of the day, which was about six buffalo in all.
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