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Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 13, 1805

January 13, 1805
Patrick Gass Fort Mandan (winter) Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition

wind ; but our small canoes could not bear the sail,
Some of the party caught some beaver, and some
– Frenchmen who were out trapping caught 7 of them.
We passed a large creek on the South side, called _
_ Onion creek. We came 23 miles and encamped on
Ps North side, where we found a wild goose nest on
tree about 60 feet high. One of the men climbed
the tree and found one egg in the nest. ai

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