Journal entry · January 12, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: January 12, 1806
Patrick Gass · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
were sent to the salt works to assist in making salt. The rest
of our people were employed in drying and taking care of the
meat; and in dressing elk skins for mockasins, which is a
laborious business, but we have no alternative in this part of
the country.
The i^th and 16th were both wet throughout, and men em-
ployed as on the 14th. In the morning of the 17th there were
some clouds ; but about 10 o’clock they disappeared and we
had a fine day. — About the same time 8 of the natives of the
Clatsop nation came to our fort, and staid till the evening.
A hunter went out in the morning and killed a deer.
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Fort Clatsop, OR
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of January 10 to January 31, 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
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