JOURNAL., 
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three wolves. Three of the hunters going to a dis^ 
tance down the river, killed nothing for two days, but 
a v/olf, which they were obliged to eat; and said 
they relished it pretty w^ell, but found it rather tough. 
A number of the natives being on; hunting in a verj 
cold day, one of them gave out on his return in- the 
evening ; and was left in the plain or prairie covered 
with a butTaloe robe. After some tirne he. began to 
recover and removed to the vv'oods, w^iere he broke a 
number of branches to lie on, and to keep his body 
off the snow. In the morning: he came to the fort, 
with his feet badly frozen, and the officers undertook 
his cure. 
Eunday \Zth, A clear cold daj. A number of the 
natives went down the river to hunt with our men. 
In the'evening one of our interpreters and anotJier 
Frenchman v/ho had gone v/itlihim to the Asslnibpins 
for fur returned. They had their faces so badly frosfe 
bitten that the'skin came ofv ; and their euide was so 
badly froze that they v/ere obliged to leave him v/ith 
the Assiniboins. This nation lives near the Rock^ 
Mountains, and about 90 miles from fort Mandan.^ 
Monday 14«fy^. - Some snow fell this morning. Sirss 
more hunters went out to join those with the natives. 
In the evening one of the hunters that first went out, 
returned. They had killed a buiTaloe, a wolf and 
two porcupine^ and one of the men had got his feet 
so badiy frozen that he was unable to coime to thf 
fort. 
Durhig the 15th. and 1 6th. the weather was warm,y 
* It is presumed, no part of the great chain of Vt.mMf.: 
Jloiintains conies as rsear as 90 miles to fort Mandan ; j;>0f ' 
it is not improbable that there may be a mountain, comve^^t??^ 
with them, which runs a considerable distance eastward 
J^^p"»g great dividing- ridfje ; and on some maps a^oon- 
tain is laid down running east and west, soutli of llie AV^sini. 
boin river and lake, wl^.ich would appear to be not mom 
€ian 90 or 100 miles from the Mandaa villages. 
