Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 25, 1805
The party loaded the canoes and the officers purchased two additional sea otter skins from local Native traders. They set out and traveled about nine miles upriver before attempting to cross to the opposite shore. High waves nearly swamped the canoes, forcing them to turn back. Sticking close to the shoreline, they continued roughly four miles past Shallow Bay before making camp for the night.
canoes in the River [and] loaded up. our officers bought two more
sea otter Skins of the natives, we then Set out and came about 9
miles up the River and attempted to cross over to the opposite
Shore but the waves [were] So high that the canoes were near filling.
So we turned back to Shore again and kept along the Shore about
4 miles above Shallow bay and Camped.1
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Canoes in the river and loaded up. Our officers bought two more sea otter skins from the natives. We then set out and came about 9 miles up the river and attempted to cross over to the opposite shore, but the waves were so high that the canoes were near filling. So we turned back to shore again and kept along the shore about 4 miles above Shallow Bay and camped.
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