Journal entry · January 5, 1806
Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: January 5, 1806
John Ordway · Fort Clatsop, salt works established · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Clatsop, OR
one of the hunters returned to the Fort had killed nothing
except one brant and 2 ducks Shortly after 2 men came from
the Salt Camp with about 2 gallons of Salt, they had killed
three Elk and one Deer, they informed us that the Savages
brought loads of the whail that they had informed us of. our
men bought som of the meat from them which was good.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Fort Clatsop, OR
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of January 1 to January 5, 1806
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Visitor Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.1 mi
- Fort Clatsop (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 0.1 mi
- Columbia River Maritime Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.7 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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