Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 14, 1805
A hunting party with horses and sleds, sent out to retrieve meat, had traveled about two and a half miles when unidentified Indians attacked and stole their horses, returning only one before leaving without further harming the men. The hunters returned to the fort that night to report the theft. At midnight, Captain Lewis called for twenty volunteers, who quickly assembled. The group set out early the next morning, accompanied by some Indians, and marched thirty miles before camping in some Indian huts.
and sleds to bring home our meat; and had gone down about
2§ miles when a party of Indians (they did not know of what
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nation) came upon them and robbed them of their horses one
of which they gave back, and went off without doing the men
any further injury. The same night the men came back and
gave information of what had happened. At midnight Cap-
tain Lewis called for twenty volunteers who immediately turned
out. Having made our arrangements, we set out early accom-
panied by some Indians; and having marched thirty miles
encamped in some Indian huts.
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and sleds to bring home our meat; and had gone down about 25 miles when a party of Indians (they did not know of what nation) came upon them and robbed them of their horses, one of which they gave back, and went off without doing the men any further injury. The same night the men came back and gave information of what had happened. At midnight Captain Lewis called for twenty volunteers who immediately turned out. Having made our arrangements, we set out early accompanied by some Indians; and having marched thirty miles, camped in some Indian huts.
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