At Fort Mandan below the Knife River Villages, the Mandans and Hidatsas are anxious for the blacksmiths to make war axes before the expedition leaves for the Western Sea. North West Company traders Charles McKenzie and François-Antoine Larocque visit.
Fort Mandan Blacksmith Shop
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Charles McKenzie Visits
a fine day visited by Mr. Mckinsey [Charles McKenzie] one of the Clerks of the N W Companey
—William Clark
Busy Blacksmiths
maney Inds. here to day all anxiety for war axes the Smiths have not an hour of Idle time to Spear
—William Clark
Weather Diary
State of Ther. at rise
Weather wind at State of Thermt. at 4 OClock Weather at 4 Ock Wind at 4 OClock State of the River 1 [below 0] fair S. E 28 [above 0] fair S W rise 3½ in. —Meriwether Lewis[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “Day of Month 1805” column and spelled out some abbreviations.
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Fort Mandan is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The North Dakota Department of Parks and Recreation manages a modern reconstruction and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center located at US Hwy 83 and ND Hwy 200A.
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
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