Day-by-Day / December 27, 1804

December 27, 1804

Smithing iron

At Fort Mandan, the tree boughs are white with frost. Several Knife River villagers enjoy watching the blacksmiths forge iron, and some of the enlisted men lay a floor in the interpreters‘ room.

Christmas Expedition Style

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

The Interpreters’ Room

cloudy Some Snow we went about laying a flower [floor] in the Intrepeters room & finishing the blacksmiths Shop &.C.
John Ordway

Smithing Iron

Several Indians here to Day, much Surprised at the Bellos & method of makeing Sundery articles of Iron
William Clark

 

Weather Diary

Ther. at sun symbol rise Weather Wind at sun symbol rise Thert. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 P.M. River
4 below cloudy N W 14 cloudy N W  

The trees all this day with the white frost which attached itself to their boughs
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.

Notes

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.
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.

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