Clark’s party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head — John Ordway: January 10, 1806

the 2 hunters returned had killed one Elk. towards evening 12
Savages came to the fort with wapatoes roots to trade, we
bought some from them and 2 dogs, also, in the evening Cap*
Clark and the most of his party returnd to the fort and informed
us that they had been ab* 25 miles along the sea coast about
a South course.1 they passed over verry Steep high rough
rockey mountains to git to the whail. the natives Shewed
them the fraim of a verry [large] whail which had been some time
dead it was 100.5 [105] feet in length, and proportined accord-
ingly, they brought some of the jaw bones and some other
black bones which are handsome, their was Several villages
along the coast of different tribes which lived mostly on whail
meat, and fish, Some Seals &C. they had a large quantity by
them they Saw a great many bones of whails along the Shore,
one night our men were Camped near a Small village on a Small
River, one of our men Hugh Mcneal went to the village by him-
self witho* any arms, an Indian which belonged to some other
nation came to Mcneal and took him out with a design to kill
him for his blanket. Some of the other Indians who wishd
us well called across the creek to our men. Several went with
arms to his assistance the indian hearing the alarm ran from
him with his long knife without injury, this Creek was named
by Cap* Clark Mcneals folley2 and the Mountain which they
crossed made out in the ocean he called Cap4 Clarks view.3
they bought and brought in considerable of whail meat, and
the oil Several of the men Stayed at the Salt Camps.