Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: February 3, 1805

and some few dropsof rain fell. At IP. M.
-embarked ; passed three creeks, ome on the Nore
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ae side and two on the South ; weat seven ‘miles and The
is amiped tm a larve bottom. : ae
i Tucwday i4ch. ‘There was some white frost ia a
. . the morning, we ‘proceede ed on early; PaSSOE bi sey Loh ame
| hills close to the river on the South side: and @e > 478
>. covered with pine timber at a distance. About [2,993
he cay became warm. Banks of snow were sean?
eo. on the ints on the Nort b side. he 1s forenoon
ites a oacivas small river on the South ve ee
ety ae Which some of the min discover Ger
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: arge eeaarh bear, and six ‘of, tictn’ ‘went ont to Kil
ee ‘They fired at it; but. having only wounded it,
ae $ it made battle and was near Seizing ome of ‘them, —
bie they all fortunately escaped, and at length suc-
“a : _ckeded i in dispatching: it. These bears ‘are very bold.
ne and ferocious ; ; and very large and powerful. The
: – natives say they haye killed a numberiof tt eir brave
pwd ‘The periogues having Bone ahead, while the ©’
1 peorle belonging to the canoes were dressing the —
yee “bear, a sudden gust of wind arose, which overset —
AS ane o the periogues before the sail could be got.
n. ‘The men who had _ been on board, t turned it