Journal entry · November 21, 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 21, 1805
Patrick Gass · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION _ 179
the natives left us. The wind blew so violent to-day, and the
waves ran so high, that we could not set out on our return,
which is our intention to do as soon as the weather and water
will permit. The season being so far advanced, we wish to
establish our winter quarters as soon as possible. One of the
natives here had a robe of sea-otter skins, of the finest fur I
ever saw; which the Commanding Officers wanted very much,
and offered two blankets for it, which the owner refused, and
said he would not take five. He wanted beads of a blue
colour, of which we had none but some that were on a belt
belonging to our interpreter’s squaw; so they gave him the
belt for the skins. In the evening more of the natives came
to our camp, and the night was very wet and disagreeable.
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