Meeting the Mandans
On October 24, 1804, the expedition met their first Mandan indians with whom they would become neighbors for the winter of 1804-1805.
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Clark wrote of the encounter in his journal:
"24th. October Wednesday 1804 - we Saw one of the Grand Chiefs of the Mandins, with five Lodges hunting, this Chief met the Chief of the Ricares who accompanied us with great cordiallity & serimony Smoked the pipe & Capt. Lewis with the Interpeter went with the Chiefs to his Lodges at 1 mile distant, after his return we admited the Grand Chief & his brother for a few minits on our boat....Several parties of Mandins rode to the river on the S. S. to view us indeed they are continuelly in Sight Satisfying their Curiossities as to our apperance & c." |
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