Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 4, 1805
A hunting party of fourteen expedition members and two Frenchmen departed this morning, equipped with two horses and two sleds, planning to travel a considerable distance down the river in search of game. Separately, Shields hunted briefly in the nearby bottomland and successfully killed two deer.
14 men of the party & 2 frenchman Set off this morning with 2
horses and 2 Sleds in order to Go a considerable distance down the
River a hunting1 Shields went out a Short time in this bottom
and killed two Deer.
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14 men of the party and 2 Frenchmen set off this morning with 2 horses and 2 sleds in order to go a considerable distance down the river hunting. Shields went out a short time in this bottom and killed two deer.
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