Day of the Month 1805 |
State of Ther. at ☉ rise |
Weather |
wind at ☉ rise |
State of Thermt. at 4 OClock |
Weather at 4 Ock |
Wind at 4 OClock |
State of the River at ☉ rise raise or fallen Feet Inches |
March 1st | 28 a | c | W | 38 a | f | N W | |
2nd | 28 a | f | N E. | 36 a | f | N E | r 1 ½ |
3 | 28 a | c | E | 39 a | f | N W | |
4 | 26 a | f | N W | 36 a | f | N W | |
5 | 22 a | f | E | 40 a | f | N W | |
6 | 26 a | c | E | 36 a | f | E | r 2 |
7 | 12 a | f | E | 26 a | c | E | r 2 |
8 | 7 a | c | E | 12 a | f | E | r 2½ |
9 | 2a | c | N. | 18 a | f | N W | r 2 |
10 | 2 b. | f | N W | 12 a | f | N W | r 3½ |
11 | 12 a | c | S E | 26 [2] | f a c | N W | r 4½ |
12 | 2 b | f a s | N. | 10 a | f | N W | r 5 |
13 | 1 b | f | S. E | 28 a | f | S W | r 3½ |
14 | 18 a | f | S E | 40 a | f | W. | |
15 | 24 a | f | S E | 38 a | f | W | f 1 |
16 | 32 a | c | E | 42 a | c | W | f 3 |
17 | 30 a | f | S E | 46 a | f | S. W. | r 2 |
18 | 24 a | c | N | 34 a | c | N | f 1 |
19h | 20 a | c a s | N. | 31 [3] | f | N W | r 1 |
20 | 28 a | c | N W | 28 [4] | f | N W | r 3 |
21 | 16 a | c | E | 26 a | s & h | S | |
22 | 22 a | f a s | S | 36 a | f | S W | f 4 |
23 | 34 a | f | W. | 38 a | c a r | N W | f 4 |
24 | 28 a [5] | c a s | N. E | 30 a | c a. s. | N. | r 1 |
25 | 16 | f | E. | 32 a | f. | S. | r 5 |
26 | 20 | f | S E | 46 a | f | W | r 4½ |
27 | 28 | f | S E | 60 a | f | S W | r 9 |
28 | 40 | f | S. E | 64 a | f | S W | r 1 |
29 | 42 | f | N W | 52 a | f | N W | f 11 |
30 | 28 | f | N W | 49 a | f | N W | r 1 1 |
31 | 35 | c a r | S E | 45 a | c | S E | r 9 |
March | 2d | the snow has disappeared in many places the river par- tially broken up— [7] Mr. Larocque visits us— |
3rd | a flock of ducks pased up the river this morning— | |
[9] | wind hard all day. visited by the Birn the great Chief of the Big bellies [8] |
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12th | snow but slight disappeared to day | |
[18] | collected Some herbs pla[n]ts in order to send by the boat. paticularly the root said to cure the bites of the mad dog and rattlesnake.— [9] |
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19th | But little snow not enough to cover the ground | |
[20] | one of the men informed that the Menetares have plenty of artichokes.— [10] |
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21st | some ducks seen to light in the river opposit the fort | |
[23] | but little rain. [11] | |
24th | but little Snow. | |
25th | 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— |
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26th | the ice gave way in the river about 3 P. M. and came down in immense sheets very near distroying our perogues— [12] some gees pass today. |
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27th | the first insect I have seen was a large black knat today— the ice drifting in large quantities.— |
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28th | it [river] raised 13 inch and fell 12. wind hard, ice abates in quantity |
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29th | a variety of insects make their appearance, as flies bugs &c. the ice ceases to run supposed to have formed an obstruction above.— |
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30th | ice came down in great quantities the Mandans take Some floating Buffaloe |
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31st | ducks and Gees passing ice abates in quantity |