Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 9, 1805

2 unexperienced hunters went out to day, the day proved to
be very cold & Stormey, one of them returned to the fort
about 8 oClock in the evening with one of his feet frost bit. the
other Stayed out all night, in they morning Some men were
going for them expecting they were froze, but they came in
before they started well & hearty. Some of the Natives went
in the prarie a hunting, in the evening as they were returning
one of them gave out. they left him behind. Some of his
friends or his father went after him expecting to find him a
Corps, but after they left him he came too So that he changed
his position to the woods, & broke branches to lye on, so his
life was Spared, but his feet was froze verry bad. they got
him to our fort. Cap^ Lewis doctered him. Some hunters
went out the Same evening & Stayed out all night.