Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 9, 1805
A cold day at Fort Mandan with the Missouri River frozen smooth. Ordway notes that women from the first nearby Mandan village were across the river cutting timber for their lodges, planning to haul the logs back to their village over the ice. A footnote references a separate trip lasting until February 12 in which Sergeant Gass participated, with Gass's own journal documenting that party's experiences. Another note from Lewis remarks on visitors who tend to linger at the fort's quarters once welcomed inside.
over the Ice in the River has froze Smoth. the Squaws from the
l8t village are cutting their lodge timber on the opposite Side of
1 The trip lasted until February 12. Gass was a member of the party, and
his journal summarizes its experiences.
2 By their inquisitive friendliness, apparently, “they usually pester us with
their good company the ballance of the day after once being introduced to our
apartment.” Lewis.
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the River from the Fort, So as to hale it up to the village on the
Ice.
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The ice on the river has frozen smooth. The squaws from the 1st village are cutting their lodge timber on the opposite side of the river from the fort, so as to haul it up to the village on the ice.
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