At Fort Mandan amongst the Knife River Villages in present North Dakota, the river ice begins breaking up, and the new canoes are endangered as they travel to the fort. Two men make a new steering oar for the barge and Lewis observes the sun’s magnetic azimuth.
Canoes Near Destroyed by Ice
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
New Canoes in Peril
The ice began to brake away this evening and was near distroying our Canoes as they wer decnding to the fort
—William Clark
Steering Oar
2 men Set at making a Stearing oar for the Big Barge &.C. others Shelling corn &.C.—
—John Ordway
Magnetic Declination
Observed
‘s magnetic Azimuth with Circumferenter
—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 16 fair E. 32 [above 0] fair S. rise 5 in. a gang of swan return to day the ice in the river has given way in many places and it is with some difficulty it can be passed—
—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. |
