Lewis and Clark Salt Works, a 1 min documentary

Welcome back to another 1 min documentary. This time we’ll be looking at the Lewis and Clark Salt Works.
Seaside, a costal town in Oregon, is known as the end of the Lewis and Clark Trail.
After the group arrived in December of 1805 they spent time securing resources for the winter and return trip.

By the time they reached the lower Columbia River region, the group had run out of valuable salt for seasoning food, and, more important, preserving meat.

To make salt, the group had to find rocks to build a furnace, wood to burn, ocean water to boil, fresh water to drink and game animals.

They found a site 15 miles southwest of Fort Clatsop. What's more, there were homes of local Clatsop and Tillamook Indians nearby, local experts who could help the group members.

Five men traveled to the beach site, built the camp and set five kettles to boiling, 24 hours a day, to produce salt.

According to their records, they set out from Fort Clatsop on Dec. 28, 1805, and left the camp Feb. 20, 1806, with 3 ½ bushels or about 28 gallons of salt.

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Видео Lewis and Clark Salt Works, a 1 min documentary канала Derek Weber