Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 13, 1805
The party continued construction of their winter quarters on the west side of the Lewis and Clark River, beginning the last line of huts to form three sides of a square containing seven rooms measuring 16 by 18 feet. They planned to picket the fourth side with gates at two corners to make it a defensive fort. Captain Lewis purchased curious skins from the natives, including wildcat and small skins called shugolell used for robes. The two hunters returned in the evening, having killed 17 elk.
of our huts and began the last line of our huts forming three
1 The site of Fori Clatsop, about to be built to house the party during the
winter, v;is on the first point of high land on the west side of Lewis and Clark
River, about three miles above its mouth. For an account of the site and its
present appearance see Wheeler, II. 101-98, and Oregon Historical Society,
Proceedings, 1900, 13-23.
1805] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 317
[sides of a] Square and 7 rooms 16 by 18 feet large, the other
Square we intend to picket and have gates at the 2 corners, so
as to have it a defensive fort.1 Cap4 Lewis bought Several kinds
of curious Skins from the natives as a curiousity, such as wild cat
and some other Small Skins which the Indians Call Shugolell
which they make Robes of. in the evening our 2 hunters re-
turned had killed 17 Elk.
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of our huts and began the last line of our huts, forming three sides of a square with 7 rooms 16 by 18 feet large. The other square we intend to picket and have gates at the 2 corners, so as to make it a defensive fort. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) bought several kinds of curious skins from the natives as a curiosity, such as wild cat and some other small skins which the Indians call Shugolell, which they make robes of. In the evening our 2 hunters returned, having killed 17 elk.
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