Journal Entry

Clark: November 15, 1804

November 15, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota

15th of November Thursday 1804 a Cloudy morning, the ice run much thicker
than yesterday at 10 oClock G Drewyer & the frenchman we Dispatched
yesterday came up from the Hunters, who is incamped about 30 miles belowafter
a about one hour we Dispatched a man with orders to the hunters to proceed
on without Delay thro the floating ice, we Sent by the man Tin, to put on
the parts of the Perogue exposed to the ice & a toe roapeThe
wind Changeableall hands work at their huts untill 1 oClock at
night Swans passing to the Southbut fiew fowls water to be Seennot
one Indian Came to our fort to day

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