Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: March 16, 1806
Steady rain fell throughout the day, and a group of Indians remained around the fort. Gass notes that the previous day, while he was away bringing in meat, one of the hunters had killed two vultures—the largest birds he had ever seen, a species he had only encountered along the Columbia River and the seacoast. He also records that on the 17th, rain continued off and on all day, and the party obtained a canoe from the local natives in exchange for an officer's uniform coat.
rain; and the rain has continued all day. The Indians staid
about the fort the whole of this day. Yesterday while I was
absent, getting our meat home, one of the hunters killed two
vultures, the largest fowls I had ever seen. I never saw any
such as these except on the Columbia river and the seacoast.
On the 17th it rained occasionally during the whole of the
day. We got a canoe from the natives, for which we gave an
officer’s uniform coat.
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rain; and the rain has continued all day. The Indians stayed about the fort the whole of this day. Yesterday while I was absent, getting our meat home, one of the hunters killed two vultures, the largest fowls I had ever seen. I never saw any such as these except on the Columbia river and the seacoast.
On the 17th it rained occasionally during the whole of the day. We got a canoe from the natives, for which we gave an officer's uniform coat.
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