Clark
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. Sent out the hunters and Salt makers, & employed the baleanc of the men Carrying the Pickets &c. &c. 〈The 2〉 hunters Sent out yesterday returned, haveing killed one deer near the Sea cost, my boy york verry unwell from violent Colds & Strains Carrying in meet and lifting logs on the huts to build them, This day is worm, and rained all day moderately without intermition.
Clark
Saturday the 28th December 1805
rained as usial the greater part of the last night and a continuation this morning accompanied with wind from the S East Derected Drewyer, Shannon, Labeash, Reuben Field, and Collins to hunt; Jos. Fields, Bratten, Gibson to proceed to the Ocean at Some convenient place form a Camp and Commence makeing Salt with 5 of the largest Kittles, and Willard and Wiser to assist them in Carrying the Kittles to the Sea Coast— all the other men to be employed about putting up picketes & makeing the gates of the fort. Y. [York] verry unwell from a violent Coald and Strain by Carrying meet from the woods and lifting the heavy logs on the works &c. rained all Day without intermition. the Weather verry worm.
The saltmaking camp was established at present Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon. It operated until [February 21, 1806], and produced about three or four bushels of salt. The personnel varied at the site, but usually about three men were present. Appleman (LC), 196–97, 349, 351; Atlas map 84. Clatsop Indians inhabited winter villages at Seaside, moving from their summer villages around Point Adams to this area in the fall. Archaeological investigations in the Seaside area have mainly been conducted at two villages. The Palmrose site was inhabited from approximately 2,700 to 1,700 years ago; occupation apparently then shifted to the nearby Par-tee site which was inhabited from approximately 1,700 to 1,000 years ago. Both sites contained abundant artifacts and faunal remains reflecting the littoral adaptation of the prehistoric inhabitants of the northern Oregon coast. Minor (ASCR), 59; Phebus & Drucker.
Joseph Field, Bratton, and Gibson were accompanied by temporary hands Willard and Weiser to set up a saltmaking camp at Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon. It operated until [February 21, 1806], under varying personnel.
Clark names five men hunting this day: Drouillard, Shannon, Labiche, Reubin Field,
and Collins.
Clark names Joseph Field, Bratton, Gibson, Willard, and Weiser as going to the saltmaking camp at Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon.
Clark gives the names of the day's hunters as Drouillard, Shannon, Labiche, Reubin Field, and Collins.