Journal entry · January 13, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 13, 1805
Patrick Gass · Fort Mandan (winter) · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)
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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Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of January 1 to January 31, 1805
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- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.6 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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