Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: January 5, 1806
One hunter came back to Fort Clatsop having killed only a brant and two ducks. Soon after, two men arrived from the salt-making camp carrying about two gallons of salt and reported killing three elk and one deer. They also brought news that local Native people had been hauling in loads of whale meat, which had been mentioned earlier. The expedition members purchased some of the whale meat from them and found it to be good.
one of the hunters returned to the Fort had killed nothing
except one brant and 2 ducks Shortly after 2 men came from
the Salt Camp with about 2 gallons of Salt, they had killed
three Elk and one Deer, they informed us that the Savages
brought loads of the whail that they had informed us of. our
men bought som of the meat from them which was good.
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One of the hunters returned to the Fort. He had killed nothing except one brant and two ducks. Shortly after, two men came from the Salt Camp with about two gallons of salt. They had killed three Elk and one Deer. They informed us that the Savages brought loads of the whale that they had informed us of. Our men bought some of the meat from them, which was good.
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