Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 13, 1804

fast in the river, we unloaded the boat for fear the Ice would
take it off. we put the loading in the Store house, all though
it was not finished, but we continued the work Cap* Lewis & 6
men went in the pearogue up the River through the Ice to the first
village of the Mandens after Stone for the backs of our Chim-
neys. Some of the Souix Indians came here with a chief of the
Mandens. they asked for whiskey &.C. but we Gave them none.
Cap* Lewis retorned with his party towards evening much
fatigued, they got fast on a Sand bar & had to be out in the water
ab* 2 hours, the Ice running against their legs, their close frooze
on them, one of them got 1 of his feet frost bit. it hapned that
they had Some whiskey with them to revive their Spirits.