Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 23, 1805
Calmer weather followed the previous day's storm, allowing some men to hunt while others repaired a canoe that had been split. Local natives remained at camp, surviving on a small supply of roots and berries, wearing only small robes despite the cold. In the afternoon, ten Clatsop people from the south side of the river visited, similarly scantily clad; one man stood out for his strikingly red hair, fair skin, and freckles. Hunters returned in the evening with three deer, eight brants, and twelve ducks. The weather cleared into a fine night.
more calm. Some of the men went out to hunt and some to
mend the canoe which had been split in the storm yesterday.
The natives still stay with us, and have a few roots and berries
to subsist on at present; but I cannot conjecture how they
live during the winter. They have no mockasons or leggins
of any kind; and scarce any other covering than the small
robes which were mentioned before.
In the afternoon 10 of the Clat-sop nation, that live on the
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south side of the river came over to our camp. These are
also naked, except the small robes which hardly cover their
shoulders. One of these men had the reddest hair I ever saw,
and a fair skin much freckled. In the evening our hunters
came in, and had killed 3 deer, 8 brants and 12 ducks. —In
the evening the weather cleared and we had a fine night.
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More calm. Some of the men went out to hunt and some to mend the canoe which had been split in the storm yesterday. The natives still stay with us, and have a few roots and berries to live on at present; but I cannot guess how they live during the winter. They have no moccasins or leggings of any kind, and scarcely any other covering than the small robes which were mentioned before.
In the afternoon 10 of the Clat-sop (Clatsop) nation, who live on the south side of the river, came over to our camp. These are also naked, except for the small robes which hardly cover their shoulders. One of these men had the reddest hair I ever saw, and a fair skin much freckled. In the evening our hunters came in, having killed 3 deer, 8 brants, and 12 ducks. In the evening the weather cleared and we had a fine night.
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