Journal entry · February 21, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 21, 1806
John Ordway · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
and baggage.1 took an Indian canoe and crossed the River and
travelled verry hard, when we got half way set in to Storming &
rained verry hard & the wind blew so high that we could not cross
the creek in a canoe and waided across and got to the Fort about
half past 12 oClock. much fatigued and I am at this time verry
Sick, and wet to my Skins waiding the Slashes and marshes,
the day verry disagreeable and Stormey &C. the party who
went after Elk meat brought it in on evening of 19th ins*
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