Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 16, 1805
The party endured a miserable night of cold and rain, unable to start a fire because all their gear was soaked. In the morning they returned to camp, loaded the meat and supplies the men had brought in onto the canoes, and most of the group traveled down to the fort despite heavy rain and high winds. A handful of men stayed behind in the woods to retrieve the remaining meat, which was then stored in the house.
we Suffered with wet & cold all last night, and could not make
fire for everry thing we had was wet. we soon found ourselves
this morning and went to Camp put the meat on board the
canoes and the loads the men brought in this morning, and all
except 5 or 6 went down to Camp or fort hard rain and high
wind.2 those men who Stayed in the woods went after the rest
of the meat, we put the meat in in house.
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We suffered with wet and cold all last night, and could not make a fire because everything we had was wet. We soon found ourselves this morning and went to camp, put the meat on board the canoes along with the loads the men brought in this morning, and all except 5 or 6 went down to camp or fort. Hard rain and high wind. Those men who stayed in the woods went after the rest of the meat. We put the meat in the house.
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