Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 3, 1805
A hunting party set out after Native informants reported buffalo were moving toward the river. However, the Native hunters reached the herd first on horseback, killed five animals, and scared the rest away before the expedition's hunters could reach them. The party still managed to kill one old bull buffalo and a wolf, and reported sighting a number of buffalo during their outing.
went out hunting this morning as the Savages Informed us that
the Buffalow were comming in towards the River, but they went
out first with their horses first & Scared them off after killing five of
them, one of our party killed a woolf they sd Saw a nomber of
buffalow. & killed one old Bull.
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We went out hunting this morning, as the Natives informed us that the buffalo were coming in toward the river, but they went out first with their horses and scared them off after killing five of them. One of our party killed a wolf. They said they saw a number of buffalo, and killed one old bull.
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