JOURNAL. 
T)*cIock they disappeared and we had a fine day.— . 
About the same time 8 of the natives of the Clatsop 
nation came to our fort, and stayed till the evening. 
A hunter went oat in the morning and killed a. deer. 
Saturday \Sth, Last night was very dark ; and 
early in it rain came on and continued all night. 
This day is also wet. Some of the natives visited us 
and went away in the evening. 
Sitnday \9th. Four hunters went out this morning, 
which was fair with flying clouds ; but in the evening 
it began to rain again. We had another visit from 
some of the natives. 
Monday 20th. It rained hard all day. Some of 
the natives agaiii came to see us, whom we suffered, 
contrary to our usual practice, to remain in the fort 
all night ; the evening was so wet and stormy. It 
also rained on the 2 1st and 22nd. Our hunters kill- 
ed three elk. On my way with a party to bring iu 
the itieatof these, I saw some amazingly large trees 
of the fir kind ; they are from 12 to 15 feet in dia- 
meter. 
Thursday 2^rd, We had a fine clear cool morning, 
and two men were sent on to the salt works. Thfe 
day continued pleasant until about 4 o'clock in. the 
afternoon, when the weather became cloudy, and it 
began to rain. 
Friday 24^A. At daylight some snow fell, and there 
were severe,! snow shovver3 during the day. . the 
afternoon two of our hunters and someK)f; the natives 
came to the fort in an Indian canoe witti the .meat of 
two deer and an elk they had killed. The Indians 
were barefr^oted notwithstanding the s!iow oa the 
ground ; and the evening was so bad we permitted 
|hera to stay in the fort all night. 
■Saturday 25 fh. The morning was cloudy and some 
showers of snow fell in the course of the day ; and 
'in the night it; fell to the depth of 8 inches. On the 
t6th there were some light showers during the day ; 
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