Journal entry · November 21, 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 21, 1805
John Ordway · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
tude of Hailys bay or at our Incampment at the point above is
46° 19′ 11^ Min North, the Natives value their Sea otter
Skins verry high, our officers being anxious to purchase a robe
made of two of those animels, they offered great prices in cloaths
trinkets &.C. but they would not take any thing except blue beeds.
at length they purchasd the Robe for a beeded belt which our
Intrepters Squaw had these animels are scarse & hard to kill.
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