Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 25, 1806
A stormy, rainy day at the expedition's winter camp. The Native visitors who had been with the party departed around 10 o'clock in the morning, despite the heavy rain continuing to fall. Gass notes that the previous day these visitors had brought the expedition a quantity of small fish, which he praises as excellent in quality. He describes the fish as resembling herring but only about half the size.
stormy. About 10 o’clock the natives went away, though it
continued to rain very fast. They brought us yesterday a
number of small fish, of a very excellent kind, resembling a
herring, and about half the size.
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Stormy. About 10 o'clock the natives left, though it continued to rain very hard. Yesterday they brought us a number of small fish of an excellent kind, resembling a herring and about half the size.
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