Journal entry · October 30, 1804
Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: October 30, 1804
John Ordway · Building Fort Mandan · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Fort Mandan (winter)
order to Give the Savvages time to consider & Give an answer
to the counsel &. C. atlo o. C. A. M. Cap* Clark and 8 of the
party went in a pearogue Six miles up the River to look on an
Is1 for a place for our winter quarters, one or 2 of the natives
went with them at 5 oC. P. M. they returned and enformed us
that it the place was not Suitable for us to winter &. C. the
natives were a nomber of the men & women about our camp
[who came] with Some corn & Bread made of the corn meal parched
& mixed with fat &. C. which eats verry well, they expect us to
give them Some Small article in return for their produce, Such as
corn Beans Squasshes & C of which they they raise pleanty off for
themselves & to trade with other nations.
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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
About 12.3 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
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
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
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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