Journal Entry

Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 19, 1806

March 19, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
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On this day, the party subsisted on elk meat. The weather was harsh, with heavy showers of rain mixed with snow and hail falling throughout the day. The brief entry reflects the difficult conditions the expedition was enduring during their stay in the Pacific Northwest in mid-March, with little additional activity or events recorded.

Elk meat, hard Showers of rain intermixed with Snow and hail.

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Elk meat, hard showers of rain mixed with snow and hail.

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