Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 7, 1806
The hunters set out ahead while the rest of the party stayed in camp drying meat to provide provisions for crossing the Columbia plains, where game is reportedly scarce. Native people traveling downriver shared that those still living on the plains were starving and would remain so until the salmon run began, which was expected shortly. The group remained at this location for the entire day. One of the hunters killed a small, attractive bird resembling a quail.
hunters went on ahead again and the rest of the party re-
mained drying meat to subsist on while we passed the Co-
lumbia plains, as there is no game in that part of the country,
according to the accounts given by the natives, who are daily
coming down; and say that those remaining in the plains are
in a starving condition, and will continue so until the salmon
begin to run, which is very soon expected. We continued
here all day; and one of our hunters killed a beautiful small
bird of the quail kind.
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The hunters went on ahead again and the rest of the party remained drying meat to live on while we crossed the Columbia plains, since there is no game in that part of the country, according to the accounts given by the natives, who are coming down daily. They say that those remaining in the plains are in a starving condition, and will continue so until the salmon begin to run, which is expected very soon. We stayed here all day, and one of our hunters killed a beautiful small bird of the quail kind.
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