Journal entry · January 10, 1805

Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 10, 1805

John Ordway · Fort Mandan (winter) · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)

to go to hunt for the man who Stayed out all night, but before
they Started he came in & sd he had a fire & was tollarable com-
fortable, directly after a young Indian came in to the fort with
his feet froze verry bad. it is the Same Boy that the Indians had
left last night & expected that he was froze to death in the pra-
ries. we kept him in the fort and our officers took the Greatest
care of him possable. three men went a hunting to Stay out Sev-
eral days.

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Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)

NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of January 1 to January 31, 1805

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