Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 17, 1806
The party returned to the fort in the afternoon, where they found the sick men still in poor condition. A messenger arrived from the salt works reporting that about four bushels of salt had been produced. The commanding officers decided this quantity would be enough to last the expedition until they reached the Missouri River, where additional salt had previously been cached.
fort and arrived there in the afternoon. We found the sick
men at the fort, and still very bad. One of the men brought
word from the salt works, that they had made about 4 bushels
of salt; and the Commanding Officers thought that would be
sufficient to serve the party, until we should arrive at the
Missouri where there is some deposited.
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fort and arrived there in the afternoon. We found the sick men at the fort, and still very ill. One of the men brought word from the salt works that they had made about 4 bushels of salt; and the Commanding Officers thought that would be sufficient to supply the party until we should arrive at the Missouri, where some is deposited.
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