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Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: December 30, 1805

December 30, 1805
John Ordway Fort Clatsop, salt works established Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

which is verry uncommon at this place, we finished puting
up our pickets and gates of the fort, about 2 oClock P. M. three
hunters came to the fort had killed 4 Elk. Seven men Set
out immediately and brought in the meat, a centinel placed
in the fort to look out for the Savages for our Safety, &C.1

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