The captains meet Sacagawea when independent trader and future expedition interpreter Toussaint Charbonneau brings his two Shoshone wives and some buffalo robes to the Fort Mandan site north of present Bismarck, North Dakota. The enlisted men continue with the fort’s construction, and Lewis calculates latitude.
Not Much to Tell Again
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
“Sacajawea Meets Lewis and Clark”
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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.[2]Between Ordway, Clark, and Nicholas Biddle’s insertion, most historians believe that Charbonneau brought both of his Shoshone wives on this day.
—William Clark
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
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 Thert. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 P.M. 28 fair N W 60 fair N W —Meriwether Lewis[3]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. |
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| ↑2 | Between Ordway, Clark, and Nicholas Biddle’s insertion, most historians believe that Charbonneau brought both of his Shoshone wives on this day. |
| ↑3 | 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. |
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