Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: January 3, 1806
Overnight, one of the hunters caught a large otter. Sergeant Gass departed for the Salt Camps, and around 10 o'clock a group of Native visitors arrived at the fort. In the evening, three hunters returned with meager results: only one deer, a swan, and four ducks. They also reported having killed and eaten a raven on New Year's Day to stave off hunger during their unsuccessful hunt.
part of last night one of the hunters caught a large otter. Serg*
Gass went over to the Salt Camps, about 10 oClock a number of
the natives came to the fort, in the evening three of our hunters
came to the Fort had killed nothing but one Deer one Swan and
4 ducks, also a raven which they eat on new years day to Satisfy
their hunger.1
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Part of last night one of the hunters caught a large otter. Sergeant Gass went over to the Salt Camps. About 10 o'clock a number of the natives came to the fort. In the evening three of our hunters came to the Fort, having killed nothing but one deer, one swan, and four ducks, also a raven which they ate on New Year's Day to satisfy their hunger.
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