Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: January 1, 1806
At Fort Clatsop, the men marked New Year's Day by firing their guns at daybreak in celebration. The weather was pleasant, and two hunters set out for the day. Several local Native people visited camp; Ordway noted that they went barelegged and barefoot through winter, wearing only small robes over their shoulders, while the women wore short skirts woven from grass and were otherwise nearly naked. He observed they were generally poor but asked high prices for trade goods. The hunters returned that evening with two large buck elk.
day break this morning by firing at their quarters as a remem-
brence of the new year a pleasant morning. 2 men went out
a hunting. Several of the natives visited us. they go bare
leged all winter and bare footed Some kind of a little Robe
over their Shoulders &C. the women have Short peticoats made
of Some kind of grass Some of which are twisted like twine,
and are nearly naked otherways the general part of them are
verry poor and ask a large price for any thing they have to part
with, in the evening the two hunters returned & had killed
two large buck Elk.
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At daybreak this morning, the men fired their guns at their quarters as a remembrance of the new year. It was a pleasant morning. Two men went out hunting. Several of the natives visited us. They go bare-legged all winter and barefoot, with some kind of little robe over their shoulders, etc. The women have short petticoats made of some kind of grass, some of which is twisted like twine, and they are nearly naked otherwise. The general part of them are very poor and ask a large price for anything they have to part with. In the evening, the two hunters returned and had killed two large buck elk.
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