On this day in Lewis & Clark history...
Several men cut, move, and erect pickets to wall in Fort Clatsop. Others are out hunting. York is sick with a cold and sore back caused by lifting heavy logs. The salt makers haul their gear to the beach several miles to the west.
From the journals...
Saturday the 28th December 1805
Derected...Jos. Fields, Bratten, Gibson to proceed to the Ocean at Some Conveninet place form a Camp and Commence makeing Salt
my man Y. verry unwell from a violent Coald and Strain by Carrying meet from the woods and lifting heavy logs
Sunset beach
December 28th Saturday 1805
rained as usial, a great part of the last night, and this morning rained and the wind blew hard from the S. E.
Fort Clatsop
Saturday the 28th December 1805
all the other men to be employed about putting up picketes & makeing the gates of the fort.
Fort Clatsop pickets
Saturday decemr. 28th
Three of our hunters were sent across the River to hunt. In the Evening two hunters that were out returned with One deer which they had killed—
Lewis and Clark (Netul) River
