Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — Patrick Gass: November 9, 1805
Stormy weather forced the party to remain stranded at Cape Swell throughout the day. They unloaded their canoes to keep them from sinking, though some still sank when the tide came in at noon. The group had no source of fresh water and resorted to catching rainwater in their vessels. They camped at the same location overnight as the rain continued to fall.
able, and we were obliged to remain at Cape Swell all day and
unload our canoes to prevent them from sinking; notwith-
standing some of them did sink when the tide came in at
172 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE
noon. We had no fresh water, except what rain we caught
by putting out our vessels. We remained here all night, and
the rain continued.
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The weather was bad, and we were forced to remain at Cape Swell all day and unload our canoes to prevent them from sinking; nevertheless some of them did sink when the tide came in at noon. We had no fresh water, except what rain we caught by setting out our vessels. We remained here all night, and the rain continued.
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