Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: January 14, 1806
Some men were dispatched to the salt works to help produce salt, while others stayed at the fort drying meat and dressing elk skins for moccasins—tedious but necessary work given the lack of alternatives. Wet weather persisted through the 15th and 16th with the same tasks continuing. The 17th began cloudy but cleared into a fine day by mid-morning. Eight members of the Clatsop nation visited the fort, remaining until evening. A hunter went out that morning and brought back a deer.
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 15th 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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were sent to the salt works to help make salt. The rest of our people were employed in drying and taking care of the meat, and in dressing elk skins for moccasins, which is laborious work, but we have no alternative in this part of the country.
The 15th and 16th were both wet throughout, and the men were employed as on the 14th. On 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 stayed until evening. A hunter went out in the morning and killed a deer.
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