Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 9, 1805
Captain Clark traveled upriver to check on the party working with the pirogues. Meanwhile, several chiefs of the Big Bellies (Hidatsa) visited the fort to meet with the commanding officers. Captain Lewis demonstrated some of the expedition's notable instruments for the visitors, including the air gun, the quadrant, and the spyglass. The chiefs were impressed by these items, regarding them as powerful or remarkable objects, which they referred to as great medicines.
Cap* Clark went up to the perogue party for to See the perogues.
a nomber of the Savages called the Big Belleys, chiefs1 came to
the Fort to See the commanding officers Cap* Lewis Shewed
them the air Gun quadron [quadrant] & Spy Glass &.C. which
they thought was Great Medicines.
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Capt. Clark went up to the pirogue party to see the pirogues. A number of the Savages called the Big Bellies, chiefs, came to the Fort to see the commanding officers. Capt. Lewis showed them the air gun, quadrant, and spyglass, etc., which they thought were great medicines.
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