. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. rst mentioned in history by Sieur de la Verendrye, whovisited them in 1738. In 1750 they were living in nine villages, near the mouthof the Heart River. Two of these on the east side of the river, almost extermi-nated by disease and by war with the Sioux, consolidated, and moved up to nearthe mouth of Knife River, where they were later joned by the other they were found by Lewis and Clark. They were then estimated at 1,250,and in 1837 their number was placed at 1,600. In that year they were strickenwith smallpox, bu
. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. rst mentioned in history by Sieur de la Verendrye, whovisited them in 1738. In 1750 they were living in nine villages, near the mouthof the Heart River. Two of these on the east side of the river, almost extermi-nated by disease and by war with the Sioux, consolidated, and moved up to nearthe mouth of Knife River, where they were later joned by the other they were found by Lewis and Clark. They were then estimated at 1,250,and in 1837 their number was placed at 1,600. In that year they were strickenwith smallpox, but thirty lodges, or about one hundred and twenty-five people,only remaining, and forsaking their villages after the scourge, they finally settleddown at Fort Berthold in 1845. Their number in 1905 was 249. A VISIT TO THE MANDAN VILLAGES July 7, 1806, Alexander Henry left Pembina for the Mandan villages, accom-panied by Joseph Ducharme and Toussaint A^audry, interpreter. The roads wereheavv from recent rains and the horses often sunk to above their knees in mud. FOKT CLARK, OX XHK MISSOURI, FEBRUARY, 1834 From a painting by Charles Bodmer from Travels to the Interior of North America in 1833-3-4, by Maximilian, Prince of Wied, 1843.
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