Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 7, 1805
On a clear morning, the expedition launched their loaded canoes and set out for their planned winter camp. Coasting along the south side, they met up with six men who had been sent ahead to hunt; the hunters had brought back four skins but no meat due to the long distance and bad weather. With swells too high to land, the party continued two miles before picking up the men. They rounded the bay, entered a 100-yard-wide river, traveled two miles upstream, and unloaded their canoes, carrying baggage about 200 yards to a spring where they made camp.
had a fine clear morning. We put our canoes into the water,
loaded them, and started for our intended wintering place.
We coasted down the south side about a mile, and then met
with the six men, who had gone for meat. They had brought
4 of the skins but no meat, the distance being great and the
weather very bad. The swells being too high here to land we
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went two miles further and took the men in. We then pro-
ceeded round the bay until we came to the mouth of a river
about 100 yards broad, which we went up about 2 miles to the
place fixed upon for winter quarters, unloaded our canoes,
and carried our baggage about 200 yards to a spring, where
we encamped.
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We had a fine clear morning. We put our canoes into the water, loaded them, and started for our intended wintering place. We traveled along the south shore for about a mile, and then met the six men who had gone for meat. They had brought 4 of the skins but no meat, since the distance was great and the weather very bad. The swells were too high here to land, so we went two miles further and took the men aboard. We then proceeded around the bay until we came to the mouth of a river about 100 yards wide, which we went up about 2 miles to the place chosen for winter quarters. We unloaded our canoes and carried our baggage about 200 yards to a spring, where we camped.
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