Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 22, 1804
with a pearogue to the 2nd village of the mandens for corn we
1 “all hands work at their huts untill 1 oClock at night.” Clark, November
15.
1 The Mandan chief, Black Cat, according to Clark. In addition to other
business “he made great inquiries respecting our fashions.” He was principal
chief of the second Mandan village. On Feb. 8, 180,r>, Clark characterizes
him as possessed of “more integrety, firmness, intiligence and perspicuety of
mine” than any other Indian he had met with in that quarter.
3 Charbbnneau, for whom sec ante, 164, note 1.
1804] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 167
completed building the backs of our chimneys, the pearogue
returned towards evening with ab* 12 bushels of mixed coullourd
corn in ears [word illegible] which the natives took out of the
Ground where they burry it in holes in their village.
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