Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 25, 1806
The party traveled in the morning until noon, then halted because both wind and tide opposed them. Once the tide rose, they continued on, encountering Native people traveling downriver in canoes. In the afternoon they passed an Indian lodge, where one of the men bought an otter skin. The wind picked up sharply and rain began, but they pushed on until nightfall, stopping at the mouth of a small creek that offered a good harbor. Several Native people were camped there, having caught 14 large sturgeon.
morning ; proceeded on to 12 o’clock, when we again halted,
the wind and tide being both against us. When the tide
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began to rise we went on again, saw some of the natives in
canoes descending the river, and in the afternoon passed an
Indian lodge, where one of the men purchased an otter skin.
— At this time the wind rose and blew very hard accompanied
with rain; notwithstanding we proceeded on till night, when
we came to the mouth of a small creek which formed a good
harbour for our canoes. Here we found several of the natives
encamped and catching sturgeon, of which they had taken 14
large ones.
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In the morning, we proceeded on until 12 o'clock, when we again halted, the wind and tide both being against us. When the tide began to rise, we went on again, and saw some of the natives in canoes descending the river. In the afternoon we passed an Indian lodge, where one of the men purchased an otter skin.
At this time the wind rose and blew very hard, accompanied by rain; nevertheless we proceeded on until night, when we came to the mouth of a small creek which formed a good harbor for our canoes. Here we found several of the natives camped and catching sturgeon, of which they had taken 14 large ones.
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