I and 2 men went over the River to see what success the hunters had  met the hunters & returned with 5 of them  they had killd. one Elk Six Deer and a handsome black bear & 2 Geese  the hunters Soon went out again  4 [Gibson, Shannon, Howard and Weiser] was Sent on with a Small Canoe a head 5 or 6 miles to a bottom on S. Side to hunt untill we come up.  the after part of the day pleasant.   one of the men killd. 2 deer.  in the evening 2 of our hunters [Joseph Field and Drouillard] came in had killd. 2 deer and caught a beaver

April 04, 1806
Patrick Gass

After a cloudy morning, we turned out and killed a deer and some geese, and then went to the camp. A party that went out on the upper side of Sandy river, killed 4 elk, and some of the men were out drying the meat. While I was out hunting, Capt. Clarke got information that a large river came in on the south side of the Columbia, about 40 miles below this place, opposite a large island, which had concealed it from our view: and went down with six men to view it. He found it to be a very large river, 500 yards wide, with several nations of Indians living on it; and its source supposed to be near the head waters of some of the rivers, which fall into the gulph of California [erroneous]. On their return they bought some dogs at an Indian village; and last night arroved at camp. Four men were sent on ahead this forenoon in a canoe to hunt; and I went out with two more to the den where we saw the cubs, to watch for the old bear; we stayed there until dark and then encamped about a quarter of a mile off, and went back early in the morning; but the old one was not returned: so we took the cubs and returned to camp.