Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 7, 1805
The commanding officers conferred with Arikara Indians visiting the Mandan villages, arranging for some to travel down to St. Louis. Around 5 p.m., the expedition departed Fort Mandan in good spirits, with 31 men and one woman heading upriver in two pirogues and six canoes, while 13 men returned downstream in the boat. They traveled about four miles and camped opposite the first Mandan village. The accompanying Shoshone woman, wife of their interpreter, was expected to help when passing through her nation. The day was clear with strong northwest winds.
-Rickarees with them. The command ing ‘officers
i. ybeld a conversation with these Indians ; and they
-eoncluded that some of them would go down in-the
eae from their village to St. Louis. About. 5 o’clock
“In the afternoon we left fort Mandans in good spirits.
_ Thirty one men and a woman went up the riverand | |
thirteeen returned down itin the boat. Wehadtwe
“periogues and six canoes, and proceeded about four c.
_ miles, and encamped opposite the irst Mandan vil= 4
Rae on the North side. ‘
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aay. Ti he wind blew hard from the N, WY. At ae
ae word was assed from a canoe In the rear thatit | –
inking, when we halted in front and Captain al
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...Rickarees with them. The commanding officers held a conversation with these Indians, and they concluded that some of them would go down in the spring from their village to St. Louis. About 5 o'clock in the afternoon we left Fort Mandans in good spirits. Thirty-one men and a woman went up the river, and thirteen returned down it in the boat. We had two pirogues and six canoes, and proceeded about four miles, and camped opposite the first Mandan village on the north side.
Tuesday 8th. We set out early and had a clear day. The wind blew hard from the N.W. At noon word was passed from a canoe in the rear that it was sinking, when we halted in front and Captain Lewis went back to see what was the matter. [text unclear] on the same side after [unclear]. The canoe which had been in distress had received little damage. [unclear] is a squaw of the Snake nation of Indians [married] to our interpreter. We expect she will be of service to us when passing through that nation. In the afternoon we passed very high bluffs.
The pumice stones lay very thick along it, and there was a strong smell of sulphur. We came about fourteen miles and camped on the north side.
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