Journal entry · March 26, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 26, 1805
John Ordway · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
went for the perogues. about 2 oClock they returned with the
perogues, but before they had landed the Ice Started So that we
had to draw them out with Speed we hailed 4 of them had not
Got down to the Fort but they took them on Shore So that [they]
took no Injury, all hands turned out and took them on the Bank
of the River and carried one down to the Fort, the Ice Stoped
and jamed up. Started Several times but Stoped entirely before
night.
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