Journal entry · March 27, 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 27, 1806
Patrick Gass · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
embarked early and went about 6 miles, when we came to a
small Indian village, where the natives received us very kindly.
They belong to the Chil-ook nation, and differ something in
their language from the Chin-ooks. We got some Wapto
roots and fish from them and then proceeded on, though it
rained very hard. Two small canoes went on ahead to Deer
island, in order to kill some game by the time we should come
up. We passed several Indian lodges where the natives were
fishing for sturgeon, and got a large one out of a small canoe;
a number of which followed us with 2 Indians in each of them.
At night we encamped where we had plenty of good wood,
oak and ash.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION — 207
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left shore, west of Kalama, OR
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