Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 23, 1805
The crew worked to free the boat and the other pirogue from the ice that had locked them in place over the winter. By 4 o'clock in the afternoon, both vessels were successfully freed. Over the next three days, the men managed to haul all the boats safely onto the bank. On the 27th, preparations began for constructing additional pirogues to continue the expedition's voyage upriver.
were engaged in cutting away the ice from the boat and the
other periogue. At 4 o’clock in the afternoon we had the
good fortune to get both free from the ice ; and in the three
following days succeeded in getting them all safe upon the
bank. On the 27th we made preparations for making peri-
ogues to pursue our voyage in.
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We were engaged in cutting away the ice from the boat and the other pirogue. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon we had the good fortune to get both free from the ice; and in the three following days succeeded in getting them all safe upon the bank. On the 27th we made preparations for making pirogues to pursue our voyage in.
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