After the expedition sets out north of present Bismarck, North Dakota, it begins to snow. The boats pass the place where some Mandans had robbed the two French traders now traveling with the expedition. Sgt. Ordway says many of the men “eat freely off” the “Graze the Buff”—today known as buffaloberries.
Buffaloberry
Shepherdia argentea
© 30 July 2013 at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site by Kristopher K.Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Morning Snow
We set out early this morning. about 8 oClock it began to snow, we proceeded on, and passed by some Indian Cabbins, which the frenchmen that was with us, informed that they were robbed of their Traps & peltry at . . . .
—Joseph Whitehouse
Bufflaloberries
Camped on S. S. at a Bottom covered with timber where we found a large quantity of Graze the Buff. or Rabit Berryes of which we eat freely off. they are a Small red berry, Sower & Good to the taste. we have Seen them pleanty in this Country.
—John Ordway
Weather Diary
Thermot. at rise
Weather Wind at thermotr. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 oC P.M. 32 snow N W 45 cloudy N E —Meriwether Lewis[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of the month” column and spelled out some abbreviations.
Notes
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