Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 7, 1805
A fine day at the fort with the camp busy at various tasks. Some of the pirogue men who had come in the previous night for provisions headed back this morning, while two men traveled up to the nearby villages. Clark noted that he was occupied copying a map, while the other men worked at building pirogues, making ropes, burning coal, hanging up meat, and forging battle axes to trade for corn.
been for Several days past. Some of the perogue men who came
to the Fort last night for provisions returned back this morning,
two men went up to the villages to day.
1 Clark states concisely the various activities being carried on in the little
camp; “a fine Day I am ingaged in Copying a Map, men building perogus,
makeing Ropes, Burning Coal, Hanging up meat & makeing battle axes for
Corn.”
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been for several days past. Some of the pirogue men who came to the Fort last night for provisions returned back this morning. Two men went up to the villages today.
1 Clark states concisely the various activities being carried on in the little camp: "a fine day. I am engaged in copying a map, men building pirogues, making ropes, burning coal, hanging up meat, and making battle axes for corn."
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