At Fort Mandan below the Knife River Villages, the enlisted men awake to four inches of fresh snow and go about their ‘common’ day. Sleds are made and traded for locally grown beans and corn.
Dog-sleds of the Mandan Indians (1840–43)
Karl Bodmer (1809–1893)
Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. “Hundeschlitten der Mandan Indianer. Traineaux à chiens des IndienssMandans. Dog-sleds of the Mandan Indians.”[1]New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 31, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-c411-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.
Making Sleds
2 men employed makeing hand Sleds for the Savages for which they Gave us corn & beans.—
—John Ordway
A ‘Common’ Day
a Cold Day Snow fell 4 Inches deep, the occurrences of this day is as is common—
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Ther. at rise
Weather Wind at Thert. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 P.M. River 2 [below 0] snow E 2 [below 0] cloudy after snow N fall 2 ½ in. the snow feel about 4 inches deep last night and continues to snow
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
Experience the Lewis and Clark Trail
The Lewis and Clark Trail Experience—our sister site at lewisandclark.travel—connects the world to people and places on the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Plan a trip related to January 23, 1805:
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
| ↑1 | New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 31, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-c411-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99. |
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| ↑2 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations. |
