Patrick Gass: November 2, 1804
The party visited the first village of the Mandans, who provided them with corn. Captain Clark and the remainder of the group moved a half mile downriver and began clearing ground for a camp and fort. The men pitched their tents and laid the foundation for one line of huts, marking the start of construction on what would become their winter quarters.
went up to the first village of the Mandans, who gave us some
corn. Captain Clarke and the rest of our party, having dropt
half a mile lower down the river, began to clear a place for a
camp and fort. We pitched our tents and laid the founda-
tion of one line of huts.
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We went up to the first village of the Mandans, who gave us some corn. Captain Clarke (Captain Clark) and the rest of our party, having dropped half a mile lower down the river, began to clear a place for a camp and fort. We pitched our tents and laid the foundation of one line of huts.
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