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JOURNAL. 
CHAP. XVIL 
Wednesday Xst Jan, 1806. The year commenced 
with a wet day ; but the weather still continues 
war'm ; and the ticks, flies and other insects are in 
abundance, which appears to us very extraordinary 
at tivis season of the year, in a latitude so far north. 
Two hunters went out this nvorning. We gave onr 
Fortincation the name of Fort Clatsop. In the even- 
in^^ our two hunters, that went out this morning, re- 
turned and had killed two large elk about three miles 
from the Fort. 
Thursdatj "Ind, This also was a cloudy wet day. 
FoiUrteen men went out in the morning and brought 
the meat of the elk into the Fort. 
Friday 3rd, The weather is stiir cloudy and wet. 
I set out this morning with one of the men to go to 
the salt works, to see what progress those engaged in 
that business had made ; and why some of them had 
not, returned, as they had been expected for some time. 
We proceeded along a dividing ridge, expecting to 
pass the heads of some creeks, which intervened. 
We travelled all day and could see no game ; and 
the rain stiil continued. In the evening we arrived 
at a place where two of the men had killed an elk 
isome time ago. Here we struck up a fire, supped 
upon the marrow bones and remained all night. 
Saturday Uh, The morning was wet ; but we pro- 
ceeded on, and passed the head of a creek which we 
supposed was the last in our rout to the salt works. 
Immediately after passing the creek, the man with 
me killed an elk ; when we halted and took breakfast 
of it, and then went on. We got into low ground, 
passed through a marsh about \ a mile in breadth. 
