Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 27, 1806
The party set out early and traveled about six miles to a small Chil-ook village, where they were welcomed and traded for wapato roots and fish. Despite heavy rain, they continued on, sending two small canoes ahead to Deer Island to hunt. Along the way, they passed Indian lodges where natives were fishing for sturgeon and acquired a large one from a small canoe. Several canoes carrying two Indians each followed them. They camped that night in an area with plenty of good oak and ash wood.
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.
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We set out early and traveled about 6 miles, when we came to a small Indian village, where the natives received us very kindly. They belong to the Chil-ook (Chilook) nation, and their language differs somewhat from the Chin-ooks (Chinooks). We got some Wapto roots and fish from them and then continued 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 caught up. We passed several Indian lodges where the natives were fishing for sturgeon, and we got a large one out of a small canoe; a number of these canoes followed us, with 2 Indians in each of them. At night we camped where we had plenty of good wood, oak and ash.
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION — 207
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