[Clark, first draft:]
November 25th. Munday 1805.
a fine day several Indians come up from below, we loaded
and set out up the river, and proceeded on to the Shallow Bay,
landed to dine, The swells too high to cross the river, agreeabley
to our wish which is to examine if game can be precured
sufficent for us to winter on that side, after dinner which was
on Drid pounded fish we proceeded on up on the North Side
to near the place of our Encampment of the 7th. Instant and
encamped after night The evening cloudy wind of to day
Generally from the E.S.E. Saw from near of [our] last campment
Mount Ranier bearing [blank space in MS.]
Monday 25th. November 1805
The Wind being high rendered it impossible for us to cross
the river from our Camp, we deturmind to proceed on up
where it was narrow, we Set out early accompanied by 7 Clâtsops
for a fiew miles, they left us and crossed the river through
emence high waves; we Dined in the Shallow Bay on Dried
pounded fish, after which we proceeded on near the North Side
of the Columbia, and encamp[ed] a little after night near our
Encampment of the 7th. instant near a rock at Some distance in
the river.[5]
evening Cloudy the Winds of to day is generally
E. S. E. which was a verry favourable point for us as the highlands
kept it from us Mt. St. Hilians Can be Seen from the
Mouth of this river.
