Fort Clatsop, salt works established — Patrick Gass: December 31, 1805
On the last day of 1805, Native visitors arrived to trade wapato roots and salmon, while an earlier hunting party had departed that morning. The new year began with wet but unusually warm weather, and the men were surprised to find ticks, flies, and other insects active at such a northern latitude in winter. Two hunters set out and returned in the evening, having killed two large elk about three miles away. The party officially named their newly built fortification Fort Clatsop.
the natives came to trade with Wapto roots and salmon: the
first party had gone off in the morning.
190 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE
CHAP. XVII.
wreoespay ist fan. 1806. The year commenced with
a wet day; but the weather still continues warm; and
the ticks, flies and other insects are in abundance, which
appears to us very extraordinary at this season of the year,
in a latitude so far north. Two hunters went out this morn-
ing. We gave our fortification the name of Fort Clatsop.
In the evening our two hunters, that went out this morning,
returned and had killed two large elk about three miles from
the Fort.
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The natives came to trade with wapato roots and salmon. The first party had gone off in the morning.
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Chapter XVII.
Wednesday, 1st January 1806. The year began with a wet day, but the weather still continues warm, and the ticks, flies, and other insects are abundant, which seems very extraordinary to us at this season of the year, in a latitude so far north. Two hunters went out this morning. We gave our fortification the name of Fort Clatsop. In the evening our two hunters, who went out this morning, returned and had killed two large elk about three miles from the Fort.
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