Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 3, 1805
The hunting party returned to camp carrying elk meat after a rough trip; darkness, fallen timber, and underbrush had forced them to camp out overnight near the kill site. Six Native visitors arrived at camp—the first since the expedition's arrival there—stayed about an hour, then continued down the river. The weather was mostly fair during the day but clouded over and rained in the evening. After dark, two more hunters returned with news that they had killed six additional elk some distance from the river.
the men came in with the meat of the elk. They had a disa-
greeable trip, it being dark before they arrived at the place
where the elk had been killed; and the darkness, fallen timber .
and underbrush prevented their return; so that they had to
encamp out all night. Six of the natives came to our camp,
the first who had appeared since our arrival, and after staying
an hour proceeded down the river. The greater part of the
day was fair, but in the evening it clouded over and rained
again. At dark our other two hunters came in, and had killed
6 elk some distance from the river.
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The men came in with the meat of the elk. They had a disagreeable trip, it being dark before they arrived at the place where the elk had been killed; and the darkness, fallen timber, and underbrush prevented their return, so that they had to camp out all night.
Six of the natives came to our camp, the first who had appeared since our arrival, and after staying an hour proceeded down the river. The greater part of the day was fair, but in the evening it clouded over and rained again.
At dark our other two hunters came in, and had killed 6 elk some distance from the river.
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