Journal entry · December 28, 1805
Fort Clatsop, salt works established — Patrick Gass: December 28, 1805
Patrick Gass · Fort Clatsop, salt works established · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
rain ; but at sun rise the morning was fine and clear. At 8
o’clock we embarked, went about 4 miles and halted at a
small village of the natives and got some dogs from them.
Here we staid about an hour and proceeded on again for
about a mile, when we were compelled to stop on account of
the wind, which blew so hard ahead that we were unable to
continue our voyage. In the course of the day there were
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some showers of rain. In the evening one of the men went
out and killed a fine deer. We were in a good safe harbour
and remained there all night, accompanied by the natives.
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Fort Clatsop, OR
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of December 16 to December 31, 1805
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
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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