Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 12, 1805
The weather remained clear and cold. A number of Native Americans accompanied some of the expedition's men down the river to hunt. That evening, one of the interpreters and a Frenchman returned from a trip up the river to trade with the Assiniboin nation for furs. Their guide had become so badly frozen that they were forced to leave him behind, and the two travelers suffered frostbite severe enough to peel the skin from their faces. The Assiniboin reportedly lived near the Rocky Mountains, roughly 80 or 90 miles away.
continues clear & cold a nomber of the natives went down
the river to hunt, with our men. in the evening one of our
Intrepters & a frenchman returned who had been up the river
Some time to a nation of Indians called the osnaboins [Assini-
boins] after fur &c their guide got froze so that they had to
leave him their, & they got their faces frost bit So that the
Skin came off. this nation live near the rockey Mountains,
about 18 [80] or 90 miles from this place.
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The weather continues clear and cold. A number of the natives went down the river to hunt with our men. In the evening, one of our interpreters and a Frenchman returned who had been up the river some time to a nation of Indians called the Osnaboins (Assiniboins) after fur, etc. Their guide got so frozen that they had to leave him there, and they got their faces frostbitten so that the skin came off. This nation lives near the Rocky Mountains, about 18 (80) or 90 miles from this place.
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