Tuesday March 25 1806

[Ordway]
we met a canoe of the Clatsops going down with their canoe loaded with fish and wa pa toes. the winds hard a head and tide against us So we delayd untill 1 oClock P. M. at which time we set out met 2 canoes of the Clotsops loaded with dried fish and wa pa toes &C & Sturgeon which they had purchased above. we crossed over to an Island {Puget Island] on which was a fishing Camp of the Cath le mahs. they had a vast Site of Sturgeon one of the men purchased a Sea otter Skin, the price of which was a dressed Elk Skin and a Silk hankerchief. we proceeded on from thence the after part of the day the wind rose high after dark we arived at another fishing Camp of the Cath le mahs where we Camped {Below the mouth of the Clatskanie River} for the night.

[Lewis]
The morning being disagreeably cold we remained and took breakfast. at 7 A. M. we set out and continued our rout along the South Coast of the river against the wind and a strong current, our progress was of course but slow.......we found the entrance of a small creek which afforded us a safe harbour from the wind and encamped. {one of the mouths of the Clatskanie River, opposite Cape Horn} the ground was low and moist tho' we obtained a tolerable encampment. here we found another party of Cathlahmahs about 10 in number who had established a temperary residence for the purpose of fishing and taking seal. they had taken a fine parcel of sturgeon and some seal. they gave us some of the fleese of the seal which I found a great improvement to the poor Elk

Cathlamet

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