Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 29, 1805
Captain Lewis set out with four men to scout downstream and determine whether the area near the salt water offered good hunting and a suitable wintering site. Hunters from the main party went out during the day but returned in the evening empty-handed, as game seemed scarce and hunting was made difficult by dense thickets and fallen timber covering the country. The weather brought scattered showers of rain and hail throughout the day.
Lewis with 4 men started, to go down and examine whether
there is good hunting and whether we can winter near the salt
water. Some of the hunters went out and in the evening
returned without killing any game, which appears scarce.
The hunting is also difficult, the country being full of thickets
and fallen timber. ‘There were some showers of rain and hail
during the day.
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(Captain) Lewis started out with 4 men to go down and examine whether there is good hunting and whether we can winter near the salt water. Some of the hunters went out and returned in the evening without killing any game, which appears scarce. The hunting is also difficult, as the country is full of thickets and fallen timber. There were some showers of rain and hail during the day.
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