Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 22, 1805
The party remained unable to depart due to severe weather, with strong southerly winds making the river rougher than at any point since their arrival. At noon, an unusually high tide carried one of their canoes into a tangle of logs, splitting it. Heavy rain and violent winds persisted throughout the entire day, keeping the expedition stalled at their location.
we were not yet able to set out; the wind blew very hard from
the south, and the river was rougher than it has been since we
came here. At noon the tide was higher than common, and
one of our canoes got among some logs, and was split. The
rain and wind continued all day violent.
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We were not yet able to set out; the wind blew very hard from the south, and the river was rougher than it has been since we came here. At noon the tide was higher than usual, and one of our canoes got among some logs and was split. The rain and wind continued violent all day.
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