Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 7, 1805
The wind blew from the northwest. In the evening, three men who had been hunting downriver returned to camp. They had killed one wolf, which they were forced to eat since they had no other provisions with them. They also killed two deer and one buffalo. The hunters had suffered considerably from the cold during their trip.
N. W. in the evening the three men returned who had been down
the River a hunting, had killed one wolf which they eat as they
had nothing else with them, they killed also 2 Deer and one
buffalo, but had Suffered considerable with the cold.
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Northwest wind. In the evening, the three men who had been down the river hunting returned. They had killed one wolf, which they ate since they had nothing else with them. They also killed 2 deer and one buffalo, but had suffered considerably from the cold.
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