When the expedition arrived at Mt Hood in 1805, the volcano had only recently erupted. November 3, 1805. Clark: The Fog so thick this morning that we could not see a man 50 Steps off…A Mountain which we Suppose to be Mt. Hood, is 85° E about 47 miles distant. This Mtn. is covered with Sno and in the range of mountains which we have passed through and is of a conical form but rugid. Photo courtesy of USDA NRCS.

More about the people November 4, 1805. Clark: ...we landed at a village of 25 houses: 24 of those houses we[re] thatched with Straw, and covered with bark, the other House is built of boards in the form of those above, except that it is above ground and about 50 feet in length [and covered with broad split boards] This village contains about 200 Men of the Skilloot nation ...Several canoes of Indians from the village above came down, dressed for the purpose as I supposed of Paying us a friendly visit,     they had scarlet & blue blankets Salor Jackets, overalls, Shirts and hats independant of their usial dress;     the most of them had either [war axes Spears or Bows Sprung with quivers of arrows,] Muskets or pistols and tin flasks to hold their powder,     Those fellows we found assumeing and disagreeable, however we Smoked with them and treated them with every attention & friendship.

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