Journal Entry

Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 23, 1805

January 23, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
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The men of the expedition spent the day crafting hand sleds for the local Native Americans, who paid for the work with corn and beans through trade.

making hand Sleds for the Savages for which they Gave us corn
& beans.

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Making hand sleds for the Indians, for which they gave us corn and beans.

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