Their main reliance was the bow and arrow.

A few shotguns were seen among them, but no rifles, and great was the admiration and wonder with which the Indians saw the white men slay birds and animals at a long distance.
Pitfalls for elk were constructed by the side of fallen trees over which the animals might leap.

Concerning the manufactures of the Clatsops, they reported as follows:-- "Their hats are made of cedar-bark and bear-grass, interwoven together in the form of a European hat, with a small brim of about two inches, and a high crown widening upward.

They are light, ornamented with various colors and figures, and being nearly water-proof, are much more durable than either chip or straw hats.

These hats form a small article of traffic with the whites, and their manufacture is one of the best exertions of Indian industry.