Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 11, 1804
The party spent the day chinking and roofing their huts at the winter camp. A Shoshone (Snake nation) woman, accompanied by the wife of one of the interpreters, visited camp and presented four buffalo robes to the officers, who then distributed them among the men. Ordway received one of the fine robes himself. The evening turned chilly. The entry reflects the routine construction work and friendly contact with Native women that marked the early days at Fort Mandan.
dobbing our huts & covering them &.C. a frenchmans Squaw1
came to our camp who belonged to the Snake nation She came
with our Intreperters wife & brought with them 4 buffalow Robes
and Gave them to our officers, they Gave them out to the party.
I Got one fine one myself, chilly this evening &. C.
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Dobbing our huts and covering them, etc. A Frenchman's squaw who belonged to the Snake nation came to our camp. She came with our interpreter's wife and they brought with them 4 buffalo robes and gave them to our officers. They gave them out to the party. I got one fine one myself. Chilly this evening, etc.
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