Clark: December 28, 1805
Rain continued through the night and day with strong southeast winds, though the weather was warm. Clark dispatched Drouillard, Shannon, Labiche, Reuben Field, and Collins to hunt, while Joseph Fields, Bratton, and Gibson were sent to the ocean to establish a salt-making camp using five large kettles, with Willard and Wiser helping carry the equipment. The remaining men worked on pickets and gates for the fort. Hunters from the previous day returned with one deer. York was very ill from a severe cold and strain caused by hauling meat and lifting heavy logs.
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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December 28th Saturday 1805 rained as usual a great part of last night, and this morning rained and the wind blew hard from the S.E. Sent out the hunters and salt makers, and employed the balance of the men carrying the pickets, etc., etc. Hunters sent out yesterday returned, having killed one deer near the seacoast. My boy York very unwell from violent colds and strains carrying in meat and lifting logs on the huts to build them. This day is warm, and rained all day moderately without intermission.
Saturday the 28th December 1805 rained as usual the greater part of last night and a continuation this morning accompanied with wind from the S.E. Directed Drewyer (Drouillard), Shannon, Labeash (Labiche), Reuben Field, and Collins to hunt; Jos. Fields, Bratten (Bratton), Gibson to proceed to the ocean at some convenient place, form a camp, and commence making salt with 5 of the largest kettles, and Willard and Wiser to assist them in carrying the kettles to the seacoast. All the other men to be employed about putting up pickets and making the gates of the fort. My man Y. (York) very unwell from a violent cold and strain caused by carrying meat from the woods and lifting the heavy logs onto the works, etc. Rained all day without intermission. The weather very warm.
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