Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Joseph Whitehouse: November 17, 1804
On a cold November day in 1804, Sergeant Gass built a horse sled for one of the North West Company traders, who planned to use it to travel to their forts. Several Mandan visitors came to the camp and reported to the expedition that buffalo had returned near the river.
a cold day. Serg‘ Gass fixed a horse Sled for one of the
N. W. Comp?’ traders to go to thier forts with. Some of the
Mandans come & Informed us that the buffaloe had come near
the River again.
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A cold day. Sergeant Gass fixed a horse sled for one of the N. W. Company's traders to take to their forts.
Some of the Mandans came and informed us that the buffalo had come near the river again.
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