Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 11, 1806
Six men were dispatched from the fort to retrieve sick members of the party. Meanwhile, Gass and two others set out on a hunting trip lasting until the 17th, enduring heavy rain and changeable, unpleasant weather. They managed to kill eight elk during the outing. On one particularly miserable night, Gass and a companion were caught away from camp after pursuing a herd, having left their leather clothing behind to move quickly. They spent the rainy night in only shirts and overalls with a single elk skin for shelter.
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six men were sent to bring the sick men to the fort. At the
same time myself and two men went out to hunt, and re-
mained out to the 17th, during which time there was a great
deal of heavy rain, and the weather changeable and disagree-
able. — While we were out we killed 8 elk. During one of
the most disagreeable nights, myself and another lay out in
our shirts and overalls, with only one elk skin to defend us
from a violent night’s rain. We had started a gang of elk,
and in order to be light in the pursuit left our clothes where
the first was killed, and could not get back before dark. Our
shirts and overalls being all of leather made it the more disa-
greeable.
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Six men were sent to bring the sick men to the fort. At the same time, two men and I went out to hunt, and remained out until the 17th. During that time there was a great deal of heavy rain, and the weather was changeable and disagreeable. While we were out, we killed 8 elk.
During one of the most disagreeable nights, another man and I lay out in our shirts and overalls, with only one elk skin to protect us from a violent night's rain. We had started a herd of elk, and in order to be light in the pursuit, we left our clothes where the first one was killed, and could not get back before dark. Our shirts and overalls being all made of leather made it even more disagreeable.
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