Fort Clatsop, salt works established — Patrick Gass: December 28, 1805
After overnight rain, the morning dawned clear and fine. The party embarked at 8 o'clock and traveled about four miles before stopping at a small Native village, where they obtained some dogs and rested for roughly an hour. After continuing about another mile, strong headwinds forced them to halt for the rest of the day, with intermittent showers passing through. In the evening, one of the men killed a deer. The group spent the night in a safe harbor, accompanied by Native visitors.
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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Rain; but at sunrise 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 stayed 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 some showers of rain.
In the evening one of the men went out and killed a fine deer. We were in a good safe harbor and remained there all night, accompanied by the natives.
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