Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 18, 1804
The expedition crew continued construction work on a smokehouse, framing it with timber cross-drawing and using chinks, daubing, and a covering of earth and ashes since planks were too difficult to obtain beyond what was needed to roof the huts. Around noon, a chief came down from the nearby village to visit the camp, accompanied by his wife, who carried a backload of corn ears as a gift for the men.
& Smoak house bringing it up with Timber cross drawing in, So as
to -answer with chinks & dobbing [daubing] & covering with earth
& ashes for the covering without plank, as it is Troublesom to Git
any more than to cover our huts, ab* noon a chief2 came down
from the village, his Squaw brought a back load of corn in ears
for us.
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...and the smokehouse, bringing it up with timber cross-drawing inside, so as to make it work with chinks and daubing, and covering it with earth and ashes for the covering, since we have no planks. It is troublesome to get any more than enough to cover our huts.
About noon a chief came down from the village, and his squaw brought a backload of corn in ears for us.
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