Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 7, 1804
The expedition party worked on finishing the captains' quarters at their winter encampment. They hewed down the inside of the room and laid a loft of hewn puncheons overhead. The cracks were sealed with old tarpaulin, grass, and mortar, then covered with a thick layer of earth to insulate the structure and keep it warm. The men also began construction on the chimneys for the building.
the Cap18 Room being hughn [hewn] down the inside, we laved the
loft over with hughn puncheen. then Stoped the craks with Some
old tarpolin & Grass Some morter [and] then a thick coat of
earth over all, which will make it verry warm, commenced build-
ing the chimneys &. C.
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The captains' room being hewn down on the inside, we laid the loft over with hewn puncheon. Then we stopped the cracks with some old tarpaulin and grass, some mortar, and then a thick coat of earth over all, which will make it very warm. We commenced building the chimneys, etc.
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