Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 1, 1806
The hunting party set out to retrieve elk meat under showery, wet weather. By evening most of the men returned with the meat, while four stayed behind to continue hunting. The entry also records the Indian names of two local rivers: the river the hunters traveled up is called Kil-how-a-nak-kle, and the river the expedition is currently on is called Ne-lut. The salt works had recently been abandoned, as the captains judged the salt supply adequate until the party reached previously cached stores.
set out after the Elk meat, the day Showery and wet. in the
1 The salt works were now abandoned, since the captains considered the
quantity of salt on hand sufficient to hist until the party should reach the supply
that had been cached <>n the upper Missouri the year before.
1806] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 327
evening the party returned except four who Stayed out to hunt
& brought in the meat, the Indian Name of the River they
went up is Kil how-a-nak-kle and this River which we are on
Ne-lut.1
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Set out after the elk meat. The day was showery and wet. In the evening the party returned except four who stayed out to hunt, and brought in the meat. The Indian name of the river they went up is Kil-how-a-nak-kle, and this river which we are on is Ne-lut.
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