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Journal entry · October 26, 1804
John Ordway: October 26, 1804
John Ordway · Approaching Mandan Villages, near Washburn, North Dakota · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Approaching Mandan Villages, near Washburn, North Dakota
large willow Bottom on S. S. high land on N. S. we proceeded
on at 10 oClock we halted at a hunting camp of the Mandens,
consisting of men women and children, here we found an Irish-
man who was here tradeing with them from the N. W. Company of
Traders.2 we delayd about an hour with them, & proceeded on.
took 2 of the natives on board with their Baggage in order to go
to their Camp kept along Shore Going up to the villages, we
Camped on the S. S.3 below the 1st village at an old field where
the Manden nation had raised corn the last Summer, & Sun
flowers &. C. of which they eat with corn. Cap* Lewis walked up
to the village this evening, found the nation verry friendly, &. C.
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right shore, 4 mi NW of Fort Clark, ND
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About 10.8 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 · 0.9 mi
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