Journal entry · November 14, 1805
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — Patrick Gass: November 14, 1805
Patrick Gass · Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp
to proceed on this morning, but the rain continued, and the
river still remained rough; and we are therefore obliged to
lie by. About noon one of the 3 men who had gone in the
canoe, returned having broke the lock of his gun; but the
other two went on by land, as the swells ran so high that they
could not possibly get the canoe along. About the same time
some Indians in a canoe came up the river, and had stolen a
gig from the men; but the one who returned got it from them
again when he came up. In the evening Capt. Lewis with
four men started by land to see if any white people were to
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be found. The rest remained in camp; and the weather con-
tinued wet, and the most disagreeable I had ever seen.
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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
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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