At Fort Mandan amongst the Knife River Villages in present North Dakota, the soldiers make oars and poles for the boats. The local villagers pull dead bison out of the river’s flowing ice, and Lewis observes equal altitudes of the sun.
Ice Jams
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 Barge
Provided by the U.S. Army Center of Military History.
New Oars and Poles
the party employed fixing their perogues oars and poles, So that we may be ready to Set out as Soon as the Ice is done running.—
—John Ordway
Tainted Buffalo
but few Indians visit us to day they are watching to catch the floating Buffalow which brake through the ice in Crossing, those people are fond of those animals ta[i]nted and Catch great numbers every Spring
—William Clark
Celestial Observations
Observed Equal altitudes of the
with Sextant & water articl. Horizon.
—Meriwether Lewis
Weather Diary
State of Ther. at Weather wind at State of Thermt. at 4 OClock Weather at 4 Ock Wind at 4 OClock State of the River 40[above 0] fair S. E 64 [above 0] fair S W rise 1 in. it [river] raised 13 inch and fell 12. wind hard, ice abates in quantity
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “Day of Month 1805” column 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.
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 Month 1805” column and spelled out some abbreviations. |
