[Clark, first draft:]
November 27th. Wednesday 1805.
Some rain all the last night & this morning at day light 3
canoes and 11 men came down with roots meat, skins &c. to
sell, they asked such high prices we were unable to purchase
any thing, and as we were about setting out, discovered that one
of those Indians had stole an ax, we serched and found it
under the roabe of one man whome we shamed verry much
we proceeded on, around Point William[7]
the swells became
high and rained so hard we concluded to halt and dry our
selves, soon after our landing the wind rose from the East
and blew hard accompanied with rain, this rain obliged us to
unload & draw up our canoes, one of which was split t[w]o
feet before we got her out of the river, this place the Peninsoley
is about 50 yards and 3 miles around this point of Land.
water salt below not salt above
Wednesday 27th November 1805
Rained all the last night, and this morning it Continues
moderately. at day light 3 Canoes and 11 Indians Came from
the Village with roots mats, Skins &c. to sell, they asked such
high prices that we were unable to purchase any thing of them,
as we were about to Set out missed one of our axes which was
found under an Indians roab. I smamed (Shamed) this fellow
verry much and told them they should not proceed with us.
we proceded on between maney Small Islands passing a Small
river of [blank space in MS.] yds wide which the Indians Call
Kekemarke[8]
and around a verry remarkable point which projects
about 1 ½ Miles directly towards the Shallow bay the
isthmus which joins it to the main land is not exceding 50
yards and about 4 Miles around. we call this Point William
below this point the waves became So high we were compelled
to land unload and traw [draw] up the Canoes, here we formed
a camp on the neck of Land Which joins Point William to the
main at an old indian hut.
[9]
The rain Continued hard ail day
we are all Wet and disagreeable. one Canoe Split before we
Got her out of the Water 2 feet. The water at our camp Salt
that above the isthmus fresh and fine—
[10]
