Fort Mandan, near Washburn, ND
Recorded by John Ordway, Patrick Gass, Joseph Whitehouse
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The journal entries written here
November 1804
Nov 2
John Ordway: November 2, 1804
John Ordway
“Some men down the Bottom to look for a place to Build our huts, they Returned Shortly had found a Good place…”
Nov 2
Patrick Gass: November 2, 1804
Patrick Gass
“went up to the first village of the Mandans, who gave us some corn. Captain Clarke and the rest of our party,…”
Nov 2
Joseph Whitehouse: November 2, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“Began the works of the fort the weather continued pleasant for 14 days during which time all the men at Camp Ocepied…”
Nov 4
John Ordway: November 4, 1804
John Ordway
“morning, clear and pleasant, we continued raiseing our huts. Several more of our french hands is discharged3 and one makeing a pearogue…”
Nov 4
Patrick Gass: November 4, 1804
Patrick Gass
“to unrig the boat, and by an accident one of the sergeants had his shoulder dislocated. The 30th the weather continued the…”
January 1805
February 1805
Feb 11
John Ordway: February 11, 1805
John Ordway
“2 hand Sleds to bring up the 3 horse loads of meat, So that the horses might come by land to be…”
Feb 22
John Ordway: February 22, 1805
John Ordway
“Snowed a Short time and cleared off, the men came home last night rested today after a hard fatigue but the men…”
Feb 22
Patrick Gass: February 22, 1805
Patrick Gass
“away the ice, and succeeded in getting out one of the peri- ogues. 70 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE”
