Clark’s party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head — Patrick Gass: January 7, 1806

Clarke with 14 men came to the salt-makers camp, in their
way to the place where the large fish had been driven on
shore, some distance beyond this camp. The Indians about
our fort had procured a considerable quantity of the meat,
which we found very good. The 8th was a fine day and I
remained at camp. The 9th was also fair and pleasant; and
about noon Captain Clarke and his party returned here; the
distance being about 17 miles. They found the skeleton of a
whale which measured 105 feet in length and the head 12.
The natives had taken all the meat off its bones, by scalding
and other means, for the purpose of trade. The Indians, who
live up there are of another nation, and call themselves the
Callemax nation. They are a ferocious nation: one of them
was going to kill one of our men, for his blanket; but was
prevented by a squaw of the Chinook nation, who lives among
them, and who raised an alarm. There is a small river comes
into the sea at that place. Captain Clarke and his party re-
mained at the camp all night, during which some rain fell.