Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 12, 1805
Men brought back three horse loads of meat, the horses traveling by way of the prairies. The blacksmith shod three horses so they could be sent to the lower hunting camp, about 50 miles away, to retrieve meat over the ice. Captain Clark returned late in the evening with the hunting party, reporting they had built pens to protect the meat from wolves. The next day, two men were sent 18 miles downriver to butcher an elk and hunt; they dressed the elk but killed nothing. Snow fell later in the day.
men returned with the 3 horse loads of meat, the horses came by
way of the praries. the blacksmith employed in Shewing 3 of the
horses, So as we might send them down to the hunting camp on
the Ice for meat, the lower camp is about 50 mh from this place,
late in the evening Cap4 Clark returned with all the hunting
party they informed us that they had built pens & put the meat
up Safe from the wolves, they had fleced the Greater part of it
& picked the bones.
Wednsday 13th Feby 1805. 2 men sent 18 mh clown the River
to butcher an Elk which the hunters killed yesterday and to hunt,
Snow the later part of the day. the 2 men returned had dressed
the elk but killed nothing.
1 An interesting occurrence of this day was the birth of a son to Sacajawea.
“This little volunteer recruit,” says Coues, “joined the expedition, and was
brought back safe from the Pacific coast by one of the best of mothers.”
SHEHEKE, OR UK . WHITE
“rom McKenney and Hall’s Indian Tribes of North America
1805] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 181
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The men returned with three horse-loads of meat; the horses came by way of the prairies. The blacksmith was employed in shoeing three of the horses, so that we might send them down to the hunting camp on the ice for meat. The lower camp is about 50 miles from this place. Late in the evening Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) returned with all the hunting party. They informed us that they had built pens and put the meat up safe from the wolves; they had fleeced the greater part of it and picked the bones.
Wednesday 13th Feby 1805 (February 13, 1805). Two men were sent 18 miles down the river to butcher an elk which the hunters killed yesterday, and to hunt. Snow fell the latter part of the day. The two men returned, having dressed the elk but killed nothing.
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