Fort Mandan, ND Toussaint Charbonneau and two Indian women bring buffalo robes. The enlisted men continue with construction, and Lewis calculates latitude.
Sacajawea Meets Lewis and Clark
© Michael Haynes, https://www.mhaynesart.com. Used with permission.
Not Much to Tell Again[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
Dobbing Huts
a Cold Day Continued at work at the Fort Two men Cut themselves with an ax
—William Clarkwe commenced dobbing our huts & covering them &.C.
—John Ordway
Meeting Sacagawea
a frenchmans Squaw came to our camp who belonged to the Snake nation. She came with our Intreperters wife & brought with them 4 buffalow Robes and Gave them to our officers. they Gave them out to the party. I Got one fine one myself.
—John Ordwaytwo Squars of the Rock Mountain [Lemhi Shoshones], purchased from the Indians by a frenchmen [Nicholas Biddle: Chaboneau] Came down.
—William Clark
Calculating Latitude
Observed Meridian altitude of Sun symbol’s U. L. with Sextant by the fore observation 51° 4′ 52″
Latitude deduced from this observation N. 47° 21′ 32.8″
—Meriwether Lewis
Weather Diary
Ther. at rise Weather Wind at rise Thert. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 P.M. 28 fair N W 60 fair N W —Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of the month” and “River Feet” 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.
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 “day of the month” and “River Feet” columns and spelled out some abbreviations. |
Discover More
- 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.