Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 21, 1805
Hunters returned to the fort with three horse-loads of venison and elk meat. Over the following two days, January 22nd and 23rd, the weather turned warm, prompting the party to begin cutting the ice away from their boats in an effort to free the craft from the frozen river. About three inches of snow fell during this period.
the fort, and brought with them three horse load of venison
and elk meat.
The weather on the 22nd and 23rd was warm, and we com-
menced cutting the ice from about our craft, in order to get
them out of the river. The snow fell about three inches deep.
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The fort, and brought with them three horse loads of venison and elk meat.
The weather on the 22nd and 23rd was warm, and we began cutting the ice from around our boats in order to get them out of the river. The snow fell about three inches deep.
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