Journal entry · December 28, 1805

Clark: December 28, 1805

William Clark · Fort Clatsop, salt works established

That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Clatsop, OR

December 28th Saturday 1805 rained as usial, a great part of the last
night, and this morning rained and the wind blew hard from the S. E. Sent
out the hunters and Salt makers, & employd the baleanc of the men
Carrying the Pickets &c. &c. hunters Sent out yesterday returned,
haveing killed one deer near the Sea cost, my boy york verry unwell from
violent Colds & Strains Carrying in meet and lifting logs on the huts
to build them, This day is worm, and rained all day moderately without
intermition.

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Saturday the 28th December 1805 rained as usial the greater part of the
last night and a continuation this morning accompanied with wind from the
S East Derected Drewyer, Shannon, Labeash, Reuben Field, and Collins to
hunt; Jos. Fields, Bratten, Gibson to proceed to the Ocean at Some
Convenient place form a Camp and Commence makeing Salt with 5 of the
largest Kittles, and Willard and Wiser to assist them in Carrying the
Kittles to the Sea Coastall the other men to be employed about putting up
pickets & makeing the gates of the fort. my man Y. verry unwell from a
violent Coald and Strain by Carrying meet from the woods and lifting the
heavy logs on the works &c. rained all Day without intermition. the
Weather verry worm.

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Fort Clatsop, OR

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