Clark: February 3, 1806
Around 3 PM, Drewyer and Lapage returned with news that Drewyer had killed seven elk in a point several miles below camp, accessible by canoe via a small creek near the Clatsop village. Sergeant Pryor set out near sunset to retrieve the meat but returned at 10 PM unsuccessful, blocked by unusually low tides, raising fears the Clatsops might steal the cache. Sergeant Gass arrived with flesh from four more elk, leaving three hunters to continue. Men assisting the saltmakers returned with about one bushel of salt, a tedious process despite kettles boiling day and night.
Monday February 3rd 1806 About 3 oClock Drewyer & Lapage returned,
Drewyer had killed Seven Elk in the point below us, Several miles distant,
but Can be approached within 3/4 of a mile with Canoes by means of a Small
Creak which discharges itself into the Bay, on this Sid of the Clatsop
Village. Directed Serjt. Pryor to go in quest of the meat, the winds was
So high that they were unable to Set out until) a little before Sunset,
when they departed; at 10 P.M. they returned excessively Cold and informed
us that they could not make land on this Side of the bay or get into the
Creek in consequence of the tides being out and much lower than usial. we
are apprehensive that the Clatsops knowing where the meat is, will rob us
of a part if not the whole of it. at half after 4 P. M Sergt. Gass
returned with his party they brought with them the flesh of 4 other Elk
which the hunters had found, being part of the 10 which were killed up the
Netul river the other day. He left Ro. Field, Shannon & Labiesh to
Continue the hunt, and made an appointment to return to them on friday.
late in the evening the four men who had been Sent to assist the
Saltmakers in transporting meat which they had killed to their Camp also
returned, and brought with them all the Salt which had been made,
consisting of about one Sushel only. with the means we have of boiling the
Salt water we find it a very tegious opperation that of makeing Salt,
notwithstanding the Kitties are kept boiling day and night. we Calculate
on three bushels lasting us from hiere to our deposit of that article on
the Missouri.
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Monday February 3rd 1806. About 3 o'clock Drewyer (Drouillard) and Lapage returned. Drewyer had killed seven elk in the point below us, several miles distant, but they can be approached within 3/4 of a mile with canoes by means of a small creek which discharges itself into the bay, on this side of the Clatsop village. I directed Sergeant Pryor to go in quest of the meat. The winds were so high that they were unable to set out until a little before sunset, when they departed. At 10 P.M. they returned excessively cold and informed us that they could not make land on this side of the bay or get into the creek because the tides were out and much lower than usual. We are apprehensive that the Clatsops, knowing where the meat is, will rob us of a part if not the whole of it.
At half past 4 P.M. Sergeant Gass returned with his party. They brought with them the flesh of 4 other elk which the hunters had found, being part of the 10 which were killed up the Netul river the other day. He left Reuben Field, Shannon, and Labiche to continue the hunt, and made an appointment to return to them on Friday.
Late in the evening the four men who had been sent to assist the saltmakers in transporting meat which they had killed to their camp also returned, and brought with them all the salt which had been made, consisting of about one bushel only. With the means we have of boiling the salt water, we find making salt to be a very tedious operation, notwithstanding that the kettles are kept boiling day and night. We calculate on three bushels lasting us from here to our deposit of that article on the Missouri.
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