Journal entry · February 28, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 28, 1805
John Ordway · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Fort Mandan (winter)
Mr Roie 2 frenchman came up from the Rickarees 2 of the R. Ree
Indians came with them they all Informed us that they Saw the
Souix Savvages who Robed our men of the 2 horses, & they said
their was 106 in nomber and that they had a mind for to kill our
men & that they held a counsel over them whether to kill them
and take their arms and all or not. but while they were doing
that our men were off and got clear, but they Say if they can
catch any more of us they will kill us for they think that we are
bad medicine and say that we must be killed. Mr Tabbo a french-
man who is among them & RickaRees trading, Sent a letter up
to the commanding officers & Mandans chiefs to keep a good
lookout for he had beared the Souix Say that they Should Shurely
1805] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 185
come to war in the Spring against us and Mandanes. in the even-
ing the men returned who had been cutting trees to day for the
perogues. they said they had several good trees cut, but had
Broke Several of their axes.
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