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Day of the Month 1805 |
State of Ther. at ☉ rise |
Weather |
wind at ☉ rise |
State of Thermt. at 4 OClock |
Weather at 4 Ock |
Wind at 4 OClock |
State of the River at ☉ rise raise or fallen Feet Inches |
| March 1st | 28 a | c | W | 38 a | f | N W | |
| 2nd | 28 a | f | N E. | 36 a | f | N E | r 1 ½ |
| 3 | 28 a | c | E | 39 a | f | N W | |
| 4 | 26 a | f | N W | 36 a | f | N W | |
| 5 | 22 a | f | E | 40 a | f | N W | |
| 6 | 26 a | c | E | 36 a | f | E | r 2 |
| 7 | 12 a | f | E | 26 a | c | E | r 2 |
| 8 | 7 a | c | E | 12 a | f | E | r 2½ |
| 9 | 2a | c | N. | 18 a | f | N W | r 2 |
| 10 | 2 b. | f | N W | 12 a | f | N W | r 3½ |
| 11 | 12 a | c | S E | 26 [2] | f a c | N W | r 4½ |
| 12 | 2 b | f a s | N. | 10 a | f | N W | r 5 |
| 13 | 1 b | f | S. E | 28 a | f | S W | r 3½ |
| 14 | 18 a | f | S E | 40 a | f | W. | |
| 15 | 24 a | f | S E | 38 a | f | W | f 1 |
| 16 | 32 a | c | E | 42 a | c | W | f 3 |
| 17 | 30 a | f | S E | 46 a | f | S. W. | r 2 |
| 18 | 24 a | c | N | 34 a | c | N | f 1 |
| 19h | 20 a | c a s | N. | 31 [3] | f | N W | r 1 |
| 20 | 28 a | c | N W | 28 [4] | f | N W | r 3 |
| 21 | 16 a | c | E | 26 a | s & h | S | |
| 22 | 22 a | f a s | S | 36 a | f | S W | f 4 |
| 23 | 34 a | f | W. | 38 a | c a r | N W | f 4 |
| 24 | 28 a [5] | c a s | N. E | 30 a | c a. s. | N. | r 1 |
| 25 | 16 | f | E. | 32 a | f. | S. | r 5 |
| 26 | 20 | f | S E | 46 a | f | W | r 4½ |
| 27 | 28 | f | S E | 60 a | f | S W | r 9 |
| 28 | 40 | f | S. E | 64 a | f | S W | r 1 |
| 29 | 42 | f | N W | 52 a | f | N W | f 11 |
| 30 | 28 | f | N W | 49 a | f | N W | r 1 1 |
| 31 | 35 | c a r | S E | 45 a | c | S E | r 9 |
| March | 2d | the snow has disappeared in many places the river par- tially broken up— [7] Mr. Larocque visits us— |
| 3rd | a flock of ducks pased up the river this morning— | |
| [9] | wind hard all day. visited by the Birn the great Chief of the Big bellies [8] |
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| 12th | snow but slight disappeared to day | |
| [18] | collected Some herbs pla[n]ts in order to send by the boat. paticularly the root said to cure the bites of the mad dog and rattlesnake.— [9] |
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| 19th | But little snow not enough to cover the ground | |
| [20] | one of the men informed that the Menetares have plenty of artichokes.— [10] |
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| 21st | some ducks seen to light in the river opposit the fort | |
| [23] | but little rain. [11] | |
| 24th | but little Snow. | |
| 25th | a gang of swan return to day the ice in the river has given way in many places and it is with some difficulty it can be passed— |
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| 26th | the ice gave way in the river about 3 P. M. and came down in immense sheets very near distroying our perogues— [12] some gees pass today. |
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| 27th | the first insect I have seen was a large black knat today— the ice drifting in large quantities.— |
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| 28th | it [river] raised 13 inch and fell 12. wind hard, ice abates in quantity |
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| 29th | a variety of insects make their appearance, as flies bugs &c. the ice ceases to run supposed to have formed an obstruction above.— |
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| 30th | ice came down in great quantities the Mandans take Some floating Buffaloe |
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| 31st | ducks and Gees passing ice abates in quantity |
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