November 10th Sunday 1805.
rained verry hard the greater part of the last night & continues
this morning, the wind has layed and the swells are
fallen. we loaded our canoes and proceeded on, passed a Deep
Bay on the Stard. Side I call [blank space in MS.]
S. W. 8 miles to point on the Stard. Side passed a deep Bay and
6 points on the Stard. Side rained hard saw enoumurable
quantites of sea guls. and Ducks.
The wind rose from the N W. and the swells became so high,
we were compelled to return about 2 miles to a place where we
could unld. our canoes, which was in a small Bay on Driftwood
on which we had also to make our fires to dry our selves as
well as we could, the shore being either a clift of Purpendicular
rocks or steep assents to the hight of 4 or 500 feet, we continued
on this drift wood untill about 3 oClock when the evening
appearing favourable we loaded & set out in hopes to turn
the Point below and get into a better harber, but finding the
waves & swells continue to rage with great fury below, we got
a safe place for our stores & a much beter one for the canoes
to lie and formed a campment on Drift logs in the same little
Bay under a high hill at the enterence of a small drean, which
we found very convt. on account of its water, as that of the river
is Brackish. The logs on which we lie is all on flote every high
tide. The rain continues all day. we are all wet also our beding
and maney other articles, we are all employed untill late
drying our bedding. nothing to eate but Pounded fish
