Clark: December 6, 1805
Strong southwest winds and moderate rain battered the camp through the night and continued all day, with very high waves. At dusk, the wind shifted to the north, clearing the weather. The midday high tide rose 13 inches above the previous day's level, flooding the low-lying camp and forcing the party to relocate to higher ground. Everything was wet, and smoke from their fires was noted as exceedingly disagreeable.
December 6th Friday 1805 Wind blew hard all the last night, and a moderate
rain, the waves verry high, This morning the wind which is Still from the
S W increased and rained Continued all day, at Dusk wind Shifted to the
North and it Cleared up and became fare, High water to day at 12 oClock
& 13 Inches higher than yesterday. we were obliged to move our Camp
out of the Water on high grown all wet.
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Friday 6th of December 1805 The wind blew hard all the last night with a
moderate rain, the waves verry high, the wind increased & from the S.
W. and the rain Continued all day, about Dark the wind Shifted to the
North cleared away and became fair weather.
The high tide of today is 13 inches higher than yesterday, and obliged us
to move our Camp which was in a low Situation, on higher ground Smoke
exceedingly disagreeable.
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December 6th Friday 1805. The wind blew hard all last night, with a moderate rain, and the waves were very high. This morning the wind, which is still from the S.W., increased, and the rain continued all day. At dusk the wind shifted to the north, it cleared up, and became fair. High water today was at 12 o'clock and 13 inches higher than yesterday. We were obliged to move our camp out of the water onto high ground, all wet.
Friday 6th of December 1805. The wind blew hard all last night with a moderate rain, and the waves were very high. The wind increased from the S.W., and the rain continued all day. About dark the wind shifted to the north, cleared away, and became fair weather.
The high tide today is 13 inches higher than yesterday, and obliged us to move our camp, which was in a low situation, onto higher ground. The smoke is exceedingly disagreeable.
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