The supply of meat at Fort Mandan and the Knife River Villages is nearly out, so Clark leaves with half the enlisted men on an eight-day hunting trip.
Clark Out Hunting
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
Captain Clark’s Hunting Party Departing
8″ x 16″ oil on board
© 2009 by Charles Fritz. Used by permission.
Clark Sets Out
This morning fair tho’ could the thermometer stood at 18° below Naught, wind from N. W. Capt Clark set out with a hunting party consisting of sixteen of our command and two frenchmen who together with two others, have established a small hut and resided this winter within the vicinity of Fort Mandane under our protection
—Meriwether Lewis
The Hunting Party
The men transported their baggage on a couple of small wooden Slays drawn by themselves, and took with them 3 pack horses which we had agreed should be returned with a load of meat to fort mandane as soon as they could procure it.
—Meriwether Lewis
No Buffalo
our stock of meat which we had procured in the Months of November & December is now nearly exhausted . . . . no buffaloe have made their appearance in our neighbourhood for some weeks and I am informed that our Indian neighbours—suffer extreemly at this moment for the article of flesh.
—Meriwether Lewis
Clark’s Hunting Trip, Day 1
The 1st day [Elliott Coues?: Feb. 4] I left the fort proceeded on the ice to new Mandan Island, 22 miles & Camped Killed nothing, & nothing to eat,
—William Clark (recorded 13 February 1805)
Weather Diary
State of the Ther. at rise
Weather Wind at Thermt. at 4 oCk. P.M. Weather Wind at 4 oCk. P.M. River 18 [below 0] fair N W 9 [below 0] fair W. Capt. Clark set out on a hunting party with 18 men
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “State of the River at
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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 date column, merged the “State of the River at rise” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations. |
