Journal entry · March 25, 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 25, 1806
Patrick Gass · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
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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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore Columbia at mouth Clatskanine River, OR
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River in 360°
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