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Journal Entry Archives March 22 - 28, 1805
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Fort Mandan
March 22, 1805
"Visited by the 2nd Chief of the Grand Village* of the Minetarres
to whome we gave a medal & Some clothes acknowledging him as a 2d chief, he
delayed all night and Saw the men dance, which is common amusement with the
men Some few drops of rain this evening for the first time this winter
visited by many Indians to day."
The Grand Village* - Big Hidatsa, the
northernmost village
March 23, 1805
Mid-morning the Captains were visited by LeBorgne’s brother:
" visited by a brother of Burnia who gave us a vocabulary of his language."
Clark
LeBorgne (One Eye) was Chief of Menetarra,
the largest Hidatsa settlement. LeBorgne was an exceptional leader and
diplomat. During the winter months LeBorgne kept his distance from the Fort.
March 24, 1805
"prepareing to set out ...the after part of the day fair, Several Indians
visit us to day."
March 25, 1805
"a find day wind SW but fiew Inds visit us to
day the Ice haveing broken up in Several places. The ice began to
brake away this evening and was near distroying our Canoes as they wer
decnding to the fort, river rose only 9 inches to day prepareing to
depart."
March 26, 1805
"all employed prepareing to set out"
March 27, 1805
"a windey blustering day wind S W ice running
the river, blocked up in view for the Space of 4 hours and gave way leaving
gerat quantity of ice on the Shallow Sand bars. had all the canoes
corked pitched & tarred in and on the cracks and windshake* which is
universially in the cottonwood."
windshake* - Windshakes are cracks in wood caused
by the strain of force of wind.
March 28, 1805
" the ice stoped running owing to some obstickle
above all prepareing to set out but few Indians visit us to day
they are watching to catch the floating Buffalo which brake through the
ice in crossing*, those people are fond of those animals and catch
great numbers in the Spring."
Buffalo which brake through the ice in crossing*-
The carcasses of buffalo
drowned in the river were an important source of meat for the tribes of the
upper Missouri, and a fairly advanced state of decomposition added to the
attraction.
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