John Ordway: October 26, 1804
The party traveled past a large willow bottom on the south side and highlands on the north. Around 10 o'clock they stopped at a Mandan hunting camp of men, women, and children, where they met an Irishman trading on behalf of the North West Company. After about an hour, they continued on, taking two Mandans and their baggage aboard. They camped on the south side below the first village, in an old field where the Mandans had grown corn and sunflowers. Captain Lewis walked up to the village and found the people very friendly.
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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Large willow bottom on the south side, high land on the north side. We proceeded on. At 10 o'clock we halted at a hunting camp of the Mandans, consisting of men, women, and children. Here we found an Irishman who was trading with them from the N. W. Company of Traders. We delayed about an hour with them, and proceeded on.
We took 2 of the natives on board with their baggage in order to go to their camp. We kept along shore going up to the villages. We camped on the south side below the 1st village at an old field where the Mandan nation had raised corn the last summer, and sunflowers, etc., which they eat with corn. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) walked up to the village this evening, and found the nation very friendly, etc.
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