Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 20, 1805
The party stayed at camp on a clear, pleasant day. Captain Lewis presented a medal to a visiting Native man who held the rank of chief in his nation. A hunter brought in two deer in the morning. Captain Clark returned at 4 p.m. from a scouting trip about ten miles north of the cape, bringing a deer and some brants. His party reported level seashore country with spruce-pine timber, prairies, and ponds, and they collected pumice stones, shells, and a notably large buzzard measuring nine feet across the wings.
remained at our camp; and Capt. Lewis gave one of them a
medal, as he ranked as a chief in the nation. One of the men
went out to hunt in the morning, and in a short time killed 2
deer. This day continued clear and pleasant throughout. At
4.0’clock in the afternoon Capt. Clarke and his party returned
to camp, and had killed a deer and some brants. They had
been about 10 miles north of the cape, and found the country
along the seashore level, with spruce-pine timber, and some
prairies and ponds of water. They killed a remarkably large
buzzard, of a species different from any I had seen. It was
g feet across the wings, and 3 feet 10 inches from the bill to
the tail. They found some pumice stones, which had been
thrown out by the waves, of a quality superior to those on the
Missouri; also a number of shells of different kinds.
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We remained at our camp; and Capt. Lewis gave one of them a medal, as he ranked as a chief in the nation. One of the men went out to hunt in the morning, and in a short time killed 2 deer. This day continued clear and pleasant throughout. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon Capt. Clarke (Capt. Clark) and his party returned to camp, and had killed a deer and some brants. They had been about 10 miles north of the cape, and found the country along the seashore level, with spruce-pine timber, and some prairies and ponds of water.
They killed a remarkably large buzzard, of a species different from any I had seen. It was 9 feet across the wings, and 3 feet 10 inches from the bill to the tail. They found some pumice stones, which had been thrown out by the waves, of a quality superior to those on the Missouri; also a number of shells of different kinds.
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