Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: December 28, 1805
Word arrived that a very large fish, presumed to be a whale, had washed ashore on the coast, where local women were already processing its oil and meat. Captain Lewis prepared to take a canoe with three men to investigate, but high winds and a storm prevented their departure. Five other men set out overland with kettles to establish a camp on the seacoast and begin making salt. Three hunters crossed the river; two returned by evening having killed one deer.
last night and informed us that a verry large fish was drove to
Shore on the coast and that their women wer packing the oil and
meat, our offi-Cap* Lewis and three men got ready to go with
a canoe to See the whail as we expect it is, but the wind and
Storm arose So high that they could not go five men Set out
by land with kittles to go over to the Sea coast to form a Camp
and make Some Salt, three men went across the River a hunt-
ing in the evening 2 hunters returned had killd one Deer.
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Last night [some Indians came] and informed us that a very large fish had been driven to shore on the coast, and that their women were packing the oil and meat. Our officer, Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis), and three men got ready to go with a canoe to see the whale, as we expect it is, but the wind and storm arose so high that they could not go.
Five men set out by land with kettles to go over to the sea coast to form a camp and make some salt. Three men went across the river hunting. In the evening, two hunters returned, having killed one deer.
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