The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Online December 13, 1804 2004 University of Nebraska Press and University of Nebraska Libraries–Electronic Text Center Lincoln, Nebraska
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Meriwether Lewis William Clark Gary E. Moulton Thomas W. Dunlay, Assistant Editor The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Volume 3 August 25, 1804–April 6, 1805 University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London 1987 257 John Ordway Charles Floyd Gary E. Moulton The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Volume 9 The Journals of John Ordway and Charles Floyd University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London 1995 103 Patrick Gass Gary E. Moulton The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Volume 10 The Journal of Patrick Gass, May 14, 1804–September 23, 1806 University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London 1996 66

47.2893 -101.3295 The company backtracks to the site of Fort Mandan, between the first and second villages they came across. About 14 miles west of Washburn, ND. They remained here for the winter and set out again on 1805-04-07 Journals Journal Entries 2004-03-29 Laura WeaklyInitial creation 2016-010-06 Brian Pytlik Zillig Converted from P4 to P5. 2016-09-26 Karin DalzielAdded Geo Information from spreadsheet December 13, 1804

Clark 13th December Thursday 1804

The last night was verry Clear & the frost which fell Covered the ice old Snow & thos parts which was naked ⅙ of an inch, The Thermotr. Stands this morning at 20° below 0, a fine day.    find it imposible to make an Observation with an artifical Horsison Joseph Fields kill a Cow and Calf to day one mile from the fort    river falls

Ordway

Thursday 13th Decr.    clear frosty morning but not So cold as it was yesterday.    we had 2 Sleds ready provided for the purpose of halling in the meat.    2 men went out a Short time and killed 2 buffaloe    one of them came in and 5 men were Sent out with him took a Sled with them and brought in the 2 buffaloe.    they Saw a nomber of the Savvages returning from the prarie with their horses loaded with meat    one of killed a Goat & brought it in to the fort & Gave it to our officers.    2 of my mess went up to the 1st village of the Mandans to day and bought Some corn and beans with a little paint and a fiew rings &.C.    one of the men belonging to the N. W. Compy. came down from the Grovantares upper village to See us.

Gass

Thursday 13th.    The weather this day, began to be more moderate. Two hunters went out and killed two buffaloe. One came in, and he and some of the men went out and brought in the meat.

See November 19, 1803, and Lewis note, July 22, 1804. One of the two was Joseph Field.