Patrick Gass: March 23, 1806

hunter who remained out last night, came in early, and had
killed an elk. We were employed this forenoon in dividing
and packing up our loading; and distributing it among the
canoes, which were five in number, three large and two small.
At noon we put it on board; and at 1 o’clock left fort
Clatsop. The afternoon was fair, we proceeded round Point
William, went about 19 miles, and encamped at the mouth of
a creek, where we found the three hunters, that had been sent
on ahead; and who had killed two elk about a mile and an
half distant.