Journal entry · January 18, 1805

Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 18, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Fort Mandan (winter) · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7

That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)

clear cold weather 2 of our hunters came in had killed 4
Deer 4 wolves and one brarow. 2 men who belonged to the
N. W. CompJ” that trades at the grossvauntares villages came
to our fort this day they told us that these animals we called
Brarows are a Specie of the Badgers, which are common in
Europe.

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Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)

NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of January 1 to January 31, 1805

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