Journal Entry

Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 5, 1805

March 5, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
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The party spent the day making charcoal and attending to other routine tasks at their winter quarters. A brief snow squall passed through around four in the morning, but otherwise nothing notable occurred during the day.

work making coal &.C. a light Squawl of Snow fell about 4 oClock
this morning, nothing extroardinary.

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Working at making charcoal, etc. A light squall of snow fell about 4 o'clock this morning. Nothing extraordinary.

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