Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: October 30, 1804
To give the Native Americans time to consider and respond to the previous day's council, the expedition paused formal talks. Around 10 a.m., Captain Clark and eight men took a pirogue six miles upriver, accompanied by one or two natives, to scout an island as a possible site for winter quarters. They returned at 5 p.m. reporting the location was unsuitable. Throughout the day, native men and women visited camp bringing corn, beans, squash, and bread made of parched cornmeal mixed with fat, expecting small items in trade.
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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In order to give the natives time to consider and give an answer to the council, etc., at 10 o'clock A.M. Capt. Clark (Capt. Clark) and 8 of the party went in a pirogue six miles up the river to look on an island for a place for our winter quarters. One or two of the natives went with them. At 5 o'clock P.M. they returned and informed us that the place was not suitable for us to winter, etc.
A number of the men and women of the natives came about our camp with some corn and bread made of corn meal parched and mixed with fat, etc., which eats very well. They expect us to give them some small article in return for their produce, such as corn, beans, squashes, etc., of which they raise plenty for themselves and to trade with other nations.
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