The Journals of Lewis & Clark: December 6, 1804

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
December 5, 1804
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December 6, 1804

Fort Mandan

6th of December Thursday 1804

The wind blew violently hard from the N, N W. with Some Snow the air Keen and Cold. The Thermometer at 8 oClock A, M, Stood at 10 dgs. above o- at 9 oClock a man & his Squar Came down with Some meat for the inturpeter his dress was a par mockersons of Buffalow Skin Pr. Legins of Goat Skin & a Buffalow robe, 14 ring of Brass on his fingers, this metel the Mandans ar verry fond off- Cold after noon river rise 11/2 Inch to day

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