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Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 18, 1805

February 18, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition

Editorial note: no detailed primary-source journal entry survives for February 18, 1805 that is distinct from the surrounding days. The Corps was active in the Westward Journey phase during this period.

The original curated content for this date duplicated text from a representative entry. To preserve historical accuracy, that template text has been replaced with this note. See Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: February 4, 1805 for the representative narrative covering this period.

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We went down the river to hunt. We proceeded on 20 miles and could see no game.

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