Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 10, 1805
Despite rain, the entire party worked on building the camp. Around 2 p.m., Captain Clark returned with three of his men, while the other two stayed out hunting. Clark reported the ocean was about seven miles away, with four miles of high, heavily timbered land followed by prairie crossed by streams. His group killed an elk, spotted a herd of about fifty, and saw three Indian lodges on the seashore. Visiting natives left camp that morning after receiving gifts. By evening, the foundation of the huts was laid.
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all hands were employed at work notwithstanding the rain.
About 2 o’clock Capt. Clarke and 3 of his party returned to
camp ; the other two remained out to hunt. They found the
ocean to be about 7 miles from our camp; for 4 miles the
land high and closely timbered: the remainder prairie cut
with some streams of water. They killed an elk and saw
about 50 in one gang. They also saw three lodges of Indians
on the seashore. The natives which were at our camp, went
away this morning after receiving some presents. In the
evening we Jaid the foundation of our huts.
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All hands were employed at work despite the rain. About 2 o'clock Capt. Clarke (Capt. Clark) and 3 of his party returned to camp; the other two remained out to hunt. They found the ocean to be about 7 miles from our camp; for 4 miles the land was high and closely timbered, and the remainder prairie cut with some streams of water. They killed an elk and saw about 50 in one gang. They also saw three lodges of Indians on the seashore. The natives who were at our camp went away this morning after receiving some presents. In the evening we laid the foundation of our huts.
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