Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 7, 1805
Light snow fell in the morning, and the remaining men returned from the village. Around 10 o'clock, Captain Lewis and those who had not yet visited went up to the second village. The party spent much of the day dancing and entertaining themselves, which delighted the natives. Most of the men headed back in the evening. Whitehouse noted that during cold winter nights, the natives shelter their horses inside their lodges and feed them only cottonwood branches, whose sweet bark keeps the animals in fair condition.
Some Snow fell this morning, the rest of the men came
from the village, about lo oClock Cap^ Lewis & the rest of
the party who had not been went up to the 2°? village, we
danced and amused our Selves the greater part of the [day]
which pleased the natives &c. in the evening the most of the
men returned home, the natives keep their horses in their
lodges with themselves every cold night dureing the winter
Season & feed them on nothing but the branches of cotton
wood which they cut off the Bark, which is Sweet & good,
they live on it & look tollarably well.
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Some snow fell this morning. The rest of the men came from the village. About 10 o'clock Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) and the rest of the party who had not been went up to the 2nd village. We danced and amused ourselves the greater part of the day, which pleased the natives, etc. In the evening most of the men returned home.
The natives keep their horses in their lodges with themselves every cold night during the winter season, and feed them on nothing but the branches of cottonwood, from which they cut off the bark, which is sweet and good. They live on it and look tolerably well.
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