Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: March 7, 1806
Rain fell intermittently throughout the day at the expedition's camp. The party faced a new hardship: their tobacco supply had run out, a serious problem since 26 of the 33 members used it regularly. As a substitute, they turned to chewing crab-tree bark. Later in the evening, one of the hunters returned to camp and reported having killed an elk, though it lay at a considerable distance from their position and would need to be retrieved.
fell occasionally during the day. Among our other difficulties
we now experience the want of tobacco, and out of 33 persons
composing our party, there are but 7 who do not make use of
it: we use crab-tree bark as a substitute. In the evening one
of our hunters came in and had killed an elk a considerable
distance off.
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Rain fell occasionally during the day. Among our other difficulties, we now experience the want of tobacco, and out of 33 persons composing our party, there are only 7 who do not use it. We use crab-tree bark as a substitute. In the evening, one of our hunters came in and reported that he had killed an elk a considerable distance off.
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