Journal Entry

Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 6, 1806

March 6, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
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Hunters were dispatched in various directions on this day at Fort Clatsop. Sergeant Pryor and two other men took the small canoe up the Columbia River toward the Cathlamet village to trade for fish and wapato roots. The party's old Clatsop chief paid a visit to the camp. The men also hauled their canoes out of the water to make repairs and perform other maintenance work.

hunting in different directions. Serg* Pryor and 2 more men set
out with the Small canoe to go up up the Columbia River to the
Cathlemaks village after fish and wa-pa-toes, our old Clatsop
Chief visited us. we hailed out our canoes to repair them &C.

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hunting in different directions. Sergeant Pryor and 2 more men set out with the small canoe to go up the Columbia River to the Cathlemaks (Cathlamet) village after fish and wapatoes. Our old Clatsop Chief visited us. We hauled out our canoes to repair them, etc.

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