Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: January 27, 1806
On this day at the fort, one man departed in the morning to search for the salt makers. Around noon, George Shannon arrived at the fort with news of successful hunting: he had killed five elk himself, while Reubin Fields had taken three elk and Labiche had killed two more. However, some of the elk carcasses were located too far away to be packed back to the fort easily.
morning, one man set out to hunt for the Salt makers about
noon George Shannon came to the Fort and informed us that
he had killed five Elk and informed us that R. Feilds had killed
three Elk and Labuche 2 Elk. but some of them too far to pack
in.
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Morning, one man set out to hunt for the salt makers. About noon George Shannon came to the Fort and informed us that he had killed five elk, and informed us that R. Feilds (R. Fields) had killed three elk and Labuche had killed two elk, but some of them were too far away to pack in.
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