At Fort Mandan below the Knife River Villages, Pvt. Howard‘s court martial sentence of 50 lashes—given for climbing the back wall—is forgiven. Away from the fort, Pvt. Joseph Field, a member of Clark‘s hunting party, suffers frostbite.
Bringing in the Game
by Yellowstone Public Radio[1]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading
February at Fort Mandan (Reconstruction)
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Chilly Winds
the wind blue very hard from N. W. altho’ the thermometer stood at 18° Above naught the violence of the wind caused a degree of could that was much more unpleasent than that of yesterday when thermometer stood at 10° only above the same point.
—Meriwether Lewis
Howard’s Court Martial
at Sunset the proceedings of The court martial came out the prisoner [Thomas Howard] was Sentenced 50 lashes & laid to the mercy of the commanding officer who was pleased to forgive him the punishment awarded by the court.—
—John Ordway
Charbonneau Seeks Help
towards evening Mr Sharboner [Toussaint Charbonneau] a frenchman who had been with the hunting party returned to the Fort and Informed us that he left 3 horses loaded with meat about 8 mls. down the River. the Ice being Smoth the horses could not Go on Ice with out Shoes.
—John Ordway
Frostbitten Hunter
7th Day
a cold Day wind blew hard from the N. W. J Fields got one of his ears frosed
—William Clark (recorded on 13 February 1805)
Weather Diary
State of the Ther. at rise
Weather Wind at Thermt. at 4 oCk. P.M. Weather Wind at 4 oCk. P.M. River 18 [above 0] cloudy after snow N W 12 [above 0] cloudy N W Mr. Mckinsey [Charles McKenzie] leaves me Charbono returns with out horses or meat
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “State of the River at
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Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. A unit of the National Park System, the site is located at 564 County Road 37, one-half mile north of Stanton, North Dakota. It has exhibits, trails, and a visitor center.
Notes
| ↑1 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |
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| ↑2 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “State of the River at rise” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations. |
