Journal entry · October 25, 1804
Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — John Ordway: October 25, 1804
John Ordway · Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan
fine breeze from the S. Sailed on passed a handsom high prarie
on S. S. where their was formerly a village of the Rickarrees
nation, we Saw a nomber of the natives Strung along the Shore
on horse back looking at us. at 2 oC we halted for to dine on S. S.
our chief went over to Speak to the natives on N. S. in a cannoe
as we could not land on that Shore with our boat for the Sand
beaches &. C. proceeded on round a Bend passed a handsome
Timbred bottom on N. S. Camped on the N. S. one of the
natives came to our Camp with our chief & remd all night &. C.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore. ND
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 11.7 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 4.8 mi
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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