Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 3, 1805

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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