Journal entry · December 5, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 5, 1805
Patrick Gass · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
men were unable to proceed with the canoes. About 11
o’clock Capt. Lewis and three of his party came back to
camp ; the other two were left to take care of some meat they
had killed. They have found a place about 15 miles from this
camp, up a small river which puts into a large bay on the
south side of the Columbia, that will answer very well for win-
ter quarters, as game is very plenty, which is the main object
with us; and we intend to move there as soon as circumstances
will admit. There is more wet weather on this coast, than I
ever knew in any other place; during a month we have had
but 3 fair days; and there is no prospect of a change.
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Tongue Point Neck, OR
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- Tongue Point (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.7 mi
- Columbia River Maritime Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.9 mi
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