Journal entry · November 12, 1805
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — John Ordway: November 12, 1805
John Ordway · Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Meglar; Camp Distress, WA
and hard Thunder lightning and hail this morning we Saw a
mountain on the opposite Shore covred with Snow, the rain con-
tinued hard all day. we moved our Camp a Short distance fur-
ther up the River to the mouth of a creek and got a more com-
fortable Camp, we giged several more Trout in this creek.
1 On the lee side of Point Ellice, and directly across the river from Astoria.
Wheeler.
2 They crossed the river, here about five miles wide, Clark writes, “through
the highest Bees I ever saw ;i small vestle ride, Their canoe is small, mane}
times they were out of sight before the|y] were 2 miles off certain it is they are
are the best canoe navigators I ever saw.”‘
1805] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 311
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The NPS atlas for this night
Meglar; Camp Distress, WA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of November 12 to November 14, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Dismal Nitch (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 1.4 mi
- Knappton Cove Heritage Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.2 mi
- Middle Village/Station Camp (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 2.2 mi
- Fort Columbia State Park (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.7 mi
- Columbia River Maritime Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.5 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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