As the boats are moved up the Missouri River, Clark walks the shore to find landmarks noted on maps from John Evans. He sees On-a-Slant Village, abandoned by the Mandans because of Sioux attacks. Pvt. Cruzatte wounds a grizzly bear and a buffalo cow, and the unlucky hunter is chased by both. They camp near the Heart River in present North Dakota.
First Encounter with a Grizzly
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
Abandoned Indian Village
10″ x 15″ oil on board
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John Evans’ Maps
Set out early this morning and proceeded on the wind from the S. E after brackfast I walked out on the L. Side to See those remarkable places pointed out by Evins
—William Clark
On-a-Slant Village
I saw an old remains of a villige on the Side of a hill which the Chief with us Too né tels me that [the Mandan] nation lived . . . . the Troubleson Seauex caused them to move about 40 miles higher up where they remained a fiew years & moved to the place they now live
—William Clark
Cruzatte’s Bad Day
Peter Crusat [Pierre Cruzatte] this day shot at a white bear he wounded him, but being alarmed at the formidable appearance of the bear he left his tomahalk and gun; but shortly after returned and found that the bear had taken the oposite rout.— soon after he shot a buffaloe cow broke her thy, the cow pursued him he concealed himself in a small raviene.—
—Meriwether Lewis
Weather Diary
Thermot. at rise
Weather Wind at thermotr. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 oC P.M. 44 fair N. W. 48 fair N. much more timber than usual— Saw the first black haws that we have seen for a long time— Pier Crusat shot a white bear left his gun and tomahalk
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of the month” column and spelled out some of the abbreviations.
On-A-Slant Village is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Several replica lodges and tours of the village site can be seen at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park.
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 “day of the month” column and spelled out some of the abbreviations. |
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