Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 14, 1804
Around 3 p.m., the party spotted a canoe with two men coming up the river, suspected to be the French trappers who had set off downstream days earlier. The men were checking on the delayed pirogue and looking into what had held it up. After dark, the two Frenchmen arrived, reporting a successful trapping run with 22 beaver caught. They had not encountered the expedition's hunting party during their time on the river.
the River in order to meet the pearogue & to See what was the
cause of their delaying So long, ab* 3 o.C. P. M. we Saw a cannoe
comming up the River with 2 men on board which we Supposed
to be the frenchman who went down the River Some days ago
traping. at dark the 2 frenchman ari[ved] had caught 22 beaver,
they did not See our hunting party.
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...the river in order to meet the pirogue and to see what was the cause of their delaying so long. About 3 o'clock P.M. we saw a canoe coming up the river with 2 men on board, which we supposed to be the Frenchmen who went down the river some days ago trapping. At dark the 2 Frenchmen arrived, having caught 22 beaver. They did not see our hunting party.
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