Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 29, 1804
to unrig the boat, and by an accident one of the sergeants
had his shoulder dislocated. The 30th the weather continued
the same. Early in the morning of this day we saw an Indian
on the opposite side of the river, and brought him over. He
informed us, that a few days ago, eight of his nation were out
hunting, and were attacked by a party of the Sioux tribe, who
killed one and wounded two more; and also carried off their
horses. Captain Clarke and twenty-three men immediately
set out with an intention of pursuing the murderers. They
went up to the first village of the Mandans, but their warriors
did not seem disposed to turn out. They suggested the cold-
ness of the weather ; that the Sioux were too far gone to be
overtaken: and put off the expedition to the spring of the
year. -Captain Clarke and his party returned the same evening
to the fort. We have been daily visited by the Indians since
58 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE
we came here. Our fort is called Fort Mandan, and by obser-
vation is in N, latitude 47. 21. 33. 8.*
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