Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 9, 1805

after part of the day blustry and exceeding cold a nomber of the
Savages out hunting the Buffalo & came in towards evening with
their horses loaded with meat and told us that two of their young
men was froze to death in the prarie [and] that Several of the
natives were missing. 2 of our party went out a hunting this
morning; they got parted from each other & one of them returned
in the evening, had Suffered considerable with the cold, we
expected nothing else but the other man had froze or would
freeze this night, a young Indian came came in the Garrison with his
feet frost bit. Several of the Savages Stayed in the fort all night.