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Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806

printed from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents
  
  
  
  
  
  
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2nd. of January Wednesdey 1805 —

a Snowey morning, a party of Men go to Dance at the
2nd. Village to Dance, Capt Lewis & the interptr Visit the 2d.
Village, and return in the evening, Some Snow to Day Verry
cold in the evening[4]

 
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This day I discovered how the Indians keep their horses during the winter. In
the day-time they are permitted to run out and gather what they can; and at night
are brought into the lodges, with the natives themselves, and fed upon cottonwood
branches; and in this way are kept in tolerable case.—Gass (p. 96).