Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 3, 1806
Hunters George Drouillard and Baptiste Lepage returned to camp with seven elk and a large beaver from their hunting trip. Six men set out by canoe to retrieve the meat, but high winds forced them to turn back. Meanwhile, five men arrived from the salt-making works on the coast, bringing about two bushels of good salt along with some whale meat, which the local natives called ecoley. The party mixed the whale meat with their lean elk meat and found the combination quite palatable.
George Drewyer & Batteast [Lepage] came in from hunting
had killed Seven Elk & caught one large beaver. Six men set
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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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George Drewyer (Drouillard) and Batteast [Lepage] came in from hunting. They had killed seven elk and caught one large beaver. Six men set out with a canoe after the meat, but the wind was so high that it obliged them to return.
Five men came in from the salt works with about two bushels of good salt, and some whale meat which the natives call Ecoley. We mix it with our poor elk meat and find it eats very well.
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