Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 18, 1805
Traders from the North West Company arrived at the garrison from the Gros Ventres villages in the evening. Two hunters returned with four wolf skins taken in steel traps and reported killing a badger as well. A large wolf had carried off one of their traps, and though they tracked it for some distance, they could not recover it. The hunters also relayed news that Sergeant Pryor's hunting party had taken three elk, four deer, and two porcupines.
the Tradors1 from the N. W. Compy came to the Garrison from
the Grossvanters villages in the evening two of the hunters came
in brought with them 4 wolf Skins which they had caught in
Steel traps they killed a braro also, a large woolf took off one of
their traps, they tracked it Some distance but could not find it.
they Informed us that Serg* pryors hunting party had killed 3
Elk 4 Deer & 2 porkipines.
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The traders from the N. W. Company came to the garrison from the Gros Ventres villages. In the evening, two of the hunters came in and brought with them 4 wolf skins which they had caught in steel traps. They killed a braro (badger) also. A large wolf took off one of their traps; they tracked it some distance but could not find it.
They informed us that Sergt. Pryor's hunting party had killed 3 elk, 4 deer, and 2 porcupines.
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