Journal Entry
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 3, 1806
February 3, 1806
George Drewyer & Batteast [Lepage] came in from hunting
had killed Seven Elk & caught one large beaver. Six men set
324 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [Feb. 4
out with a canoe after the meat, but the wind So high that [it]
obledged them to return five men came in from the Salt works
with about 2 bushels of good Salt, and Some whail meat which
the natives call Ecoley. we mix it with our poor Elk meat &
find it eats verry well.
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