Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 10, 1805
A search party prepared to look for a man who had stayed out overnight, but he returned safely, reporting he had built a fire and was reasonably comfortable. Soon after, a young Native American arrived at the fort with severely frozen feet—the same boy his companions had left behind the previous night, fearing he had frozen to death on the prairie. The officers took him in and gave him the best care possible. Three other men set out on a hunting trip expected to last several days.
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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to go hunt for the man who stayed out all night, but before they started he came in and said he had a fire and was tolerably comfortable. Directly after, a young Indian came in to the fort with his feet frozen very bad. It is the same boy that the Indians had left last night and expected that he was frozen to death in the prairies. We kept him in the fort and our officers took the greatest care of him possible. Three men went out hunting, to stay out several days.
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