At Fort Mandan below the Knife River Villages, the backs of four chimneys are lined with river rock, and the storerooms are organized. The river is clear of ice, Drouillard hurts his hand, and Clark reports spirits that are high.
Chimney Lined with River Rock
Taken with cooperation from the Fort Mandan Visitors’ Center. Photo © 2013 by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Rising Spirits
arrange our different articles— maney Indians visit us to day, G D [Drouillard] hurd his hand verry bad— all the party in high Spirits— The river Clear of ice, & riseing a little—
—William Clark
Lining Chimneys
cloudy & warm 1 of the pearogues [pirogues] Sent a Short distance down the River for Stone for the Back of our chimneys 4 backs made &.C
—John Ordway
Weather Diary
Ther. at rise
Weather Wind at Thert. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 P.M. River 33 cloudy S 49 fair S E rise Mr. Charbona [Charbonneau] arrived, we got into our hut yesterday evening.—
—Meriwether Lewis[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
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.
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- The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
- The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
- The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.
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