Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia

38 journal entries · November 15, 1805 – November 30, 1805 · 14 analyses

Recorded by William Clark, Patrick Gass, John Ordway, Meriwether Lewis

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November 1805

Clark: November 15, 1805 William Clark “November 15th Friday 1805 Rained all the last night at intervales of Sometimes of 2 hours, This morning it became Calm &…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 15, 1805 Patrick Gass “and clear off, but the river remained still rough. So we were obliged to continue here until about 1 o’clock, when the…” Clark: November 16, 1805 William Clark “November 16th Satturday 1805 a fine morning cool the latter part of the night, I had all our articles of every discription…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 16, 1805 John Ordway “went out a hunting, we put our baggage out to dry. towards evening the hunters all except one returned to Camp had…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 16, 1805 Patrick Gass “pretty high. We could see the waves, like small mountains, rolling out in the ocean, and pretty bad in the bay. LEWIS…” Clark: November 17, 1805 William Clark “November 17th Sunday 1805 a fair cool windey morning wind from the East. every tide which rises 8 feet 6 Inches at…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 17, 1805 Patrick Gass “hunters went out. About noon they all came in: but the hunter who remained out last night did not return. He had…” Clark: November 19, 1805 William Clark “November 19th Tuesday 1805 began to rain a little before day and Continued raining untill 11 oClock I proceeded on thro emencely…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 19, 1805 Patrick Gass “of the hunters went out. About 1 o’clock the natives, who, had been with us some time, went away; and at 4…” Clark: November 20, 1805 William Clark “Novr. 20 Wednesday 1805 Some rain last night despatchd. 3 men to hunt Jo. Fields & Cotter to hunt Elk & Labich…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 20, 1805 Patrick Gass “remained at our camp; and Capt. Lewis gave one of them a medal, as he ranked as a chief in the nation.…” Clark: November 21, 1805 William Clark “November 21st Thursday 1805 a Cloudy morning most of the Indians left us, The nation on the opposit Side is Small &…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 21, 1805 John Ordway “tude of Hailys bay or at our Incampment at the point above is 46° 19' 11^ Min North, the Natives value their…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 21, 1805 Patrick Gass “LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION _ 179 the natives left us. The wind blew so violent to-day, and the waves ran so high,…” Clark: November 22, 1805 William Clark “Novr. 22nd Friday 1805 Some little rain all the last night with wind, before day the wind increased to a Storm from…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 22, 1805 Patrick Gass “we were not yet able to set out; the wind blew very hard from the south, and the river was rougher than…” Clark: November 23, 1805 William Clark “November 23rd Saturday 1805 The Cloudy and Calm, a moderate rain the greater part of the last night, Sent out men to…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 23, 1805 John Ordway “Several men went out a Short time a hunting and killed 3 Deer and 21 fowls, a number of Savages visited us…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 23, 1805 Patrick Gass “more calm. Some of the men went out to hunt and some to mend the canoe which had been split in the…” Clark: November 25, 1805 William Clark “November 25th Munday 1805 a fine day Several Indians Come up from below, we loaded and Set out up the river, and…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 25, 1805 Patrick Gass “with a white frost. We loaded our canoes and proceeded on: * Geographers have stated that the Columbia enters the ocean in…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 25, 1805 John Ordway “canoes in the River [and] loaded up. our officers bought two more sea otter Skins of the natives, we then Set out…” Clark: November 26, 1805 William Clark “November 26th Tuesday 1805 Cloudy and Some rain this morning at daylight wind blew from the E N. E, we Set out…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 26, 1805 Patrick Gass “wet; but we set out early, went about a mile and then crossed the river; passing in our way several islands. Immediately…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 26, 1805 John Ordway “eairly went about one mile then crossed the River and went down along the the South Shore passed Several Islands, halted at…” Clark: November 27, 1805 William Clark “November 27th Wednesday 1805 Some rain all the last night & this morning at day light 3 Canoes and 11 men Came…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 27, 1805 Patrick Gass “coasted round, and turned a sharp cape about a mile; when we found the swells running so high that we had to…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 27, 1805 John Ordway “dians came from the village to trade their wapetoes roots with us. we went on across a bay then turned a cape…” Clark: November 28, 1805 William Clark “November 28th Thursday 1805 Wind Shifted about to the S. W. and blew hard accompanied with hard rain all last night, we…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 28, 1805 Patrick Gass “the hunters went out, but had no luck. It rained all day; and we had here no fresh water but what was…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 28, 1805 John Ordway “the N. West. Several men went out to hunt but killed nothing hard rain all day.3” Clark: November 29, 1805 William Clark “November 29th Friday 1805 Blew hard and rained the greater part of the last night and this morning, Capt Lewis and 5…” Lewis: November 29, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “November 29th 1805. the wind being so high the party were unable to proceed with the perogues. I determined therefore to proceed…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 29, 1805 Patrick Gass “Lewis with 4 men started, to go down and examine whether there is good hunting and whether we can winter near the…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 29, 1805 John Ordway “the Small canoe in order to go down the River to look out a place for winter quarters. Showery and Some hail…” Clark: November 30, 1805 William Clark “November 30th Saturday 1805 Some rain and hail with intervales of fair weather for 1 and 2 hours dureing the night and…” Lewis: November 30, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “November 30th 1805. cloudy morning set out before sun rise and continued our rout up the bey Sent out three men to…” Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 30, 1805 Patrick Gass “went round the cape and killed two or three ducks. This is all the supply of fresh provisions that we have had…”

Analyses set at this place

November 15, 1805 In Full View of an Ocean More Raging Than Pacific November 16, 1805 Drying Out at the End of the Voyage: Three Views of a Pacific Encampment November 17, 1805 Reckoning the Continent: Mileage, Manners, and the Chinook Encounter November 19, 1805 Two Scales of Witness on the Columbia Shore November 20, 1805 A Belt of Blue Beads for a Sea Otter Robe November 21, 1805 A Belt of Blue Beads for a Sea-Otter Robe November 22, 1805 The Storm at the Columbia’s Mouth: Two Voices on a Day of Violence November 23, 1805 Names Carved, Otters Refused: Three Pens at the Mouth of the Columbia November 25, 1805 Turning Back from the Crossing: Three Views of a Wind-Bound Day on the Columbia November 26, 1805 Crossing to the South Shore: Three Views of a Rainy Reconnaissance November 27, 1805 Point William and the Stolen Axe: Three Views of a Wet November Day November 28, 1805 Three Pens, One Tempest: Register and Reticence on a Drenched Columbia Shore November 29, 1805 Searching for Winter Quarters: Four Voices on a Stormy Reconnaissance November 30, 1805 Hawks, Black Ducks, and a Saved Crust of Bread

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