Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: January 20, 1806
Wet, stormy weather kept the party at Fort Clatsop on January 20th and continued through the 21st and 22nd. Because of the harsh evening conditions, visiting Native guests were allowed to stay overnight in the fort, an exception to the usual rule. Hunters brought down three elk during this stretch. While helping retrieve the meat, Gass traveled through the surrounding forest and was struck by the enormous fir trees in the area, some measuring 12 to 15 feet in diameter.
again came to see us, whom we suffered, contrary to our usual
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practice, to remain in the fort all night; the evening was so
wet and stormy. It also rained on the 21st and 22nd. Our
hunters killed three elk. On my way with a party to bring in
the meat of these, I saw some amazingly large trees of the fir
kind: they are from 12 to 15 feet in diameter.
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came to see us again, and we allowed them, contrary to our usual practice, to remain in the fort all night, because the evening was so wet and stormy. It also rained on the 21st and 22nd. Our hunters killed three elk. On my way with a party to bring in the meat of these, I saw some amazingly large fir trees: they are from 12 to 15 feet in diameter.
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