Journal Entry

Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 12, 1806

March 12, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
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One member of the party went out hunting while Ordway searched for a canoe that had gone missing, but he was unable to locate it. The remaining canoes were caulked and pitched to make them watertight and ready for travel. The day's activities centered on routine maintenance of the expedition's boats and the unsuccessful effort to recover the lost vessel.

one man went out a hunting. I went and made Search for the lost
canoe but could not find it. the other canoes corked & pitched.

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One man went out hunting. I went and made search for the lost canoe but could not find it. The other canoes were caulked and pitched.

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