Journal entry · October 28, 1804
Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: October 28, 1804
John Ordway · Building Fort Mandan · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, opposite mouth Knife River, ND
hold a counsel the wind blew verry high from the N. W. So the
Indians did not assemble, but the prinsible men of the tribe called
the Big Belley3 came down to this village in order to be at the
counsel, the form of these Savages burrying their dead is after
they have disceased they fix a Scaffel on raised 4 forks ab’ 8 or 10
feet from the Ground they lye the dead body on the Sd Scaffel
Roped up in a Buffalow Robe, a little distance from their villages,
their villages are close compact & picketed in. when any of them
loose a partickulor friend or relation they morn and cry for Some
time after.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, opposite mouth Knife River, ND
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of October 27 to October 31, 1804
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Historic Landmark · 2.9 mi
- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 3.6 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
Fort Mandan (winter) in 360°
10 frames across 1.8 mi of the route around this location
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