Fort Clatsop, salt works established — Patrick Gass: January 5, 1806

rel and eat it; made a raft to cross the creek ; but when it was
tried we found it would carry only one person at a time; the
man with me was therefore sent over first, who thought he
could shove the raft across again; but when he attempted, it
only went half way: so that there was one of us on each side
and the raft in the middle. I however, notwithstanding the
cold, stript and swam to the raft, brought it over and then
crossed on it in safety; when we pursued our journey, and in
a short time came to some Indian camps on the seashore.
The rain and wind continued so violent that we agreed to stay
at these camps all night.