Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — John Ordway: November 8, 1805

the waves high tossed us ab* passed round a point in to a bay
which we Call Shallow bay4 where the River is 5 or 6 miles wide
we can see along distance a head we expect we can see the M°
of the Columbian River, we but it appears a long distance off. we
halted in the Shallow bay at some old Indian Camps to dine the
Swan and geese are verry pleanty in this bay. Some of the party
killed Several ducks &C. we then proceeded on an Indian
Canoe and Several Indians in met us we bought Several fresh
fish from them, the waves roled So high that we were obledged
to land5 on the Same Shore Stard Side and took great pains to
keep the canoes from filling with water, the River water is gitting
so brackish that we cannot drink of it at full tide, the evening
rainy.