[Clark, first draft:]
November 29th.. Friday 1805.
Blew hard and rained the greater part of the last night and
this morning, Capt Lewis and 5 men set out in our small
Indian canoe (which is made in the Indian fashion calculated
to ride the waves) down the South Side of the river to the
place the Indians informed us by signs that numbers of Elk
were to be found near the river. The swells and waves being
too high for us to proceed down in our large canoes in safety.
I sent out two hunters to hunt deer, & one to hunt fowl, all
the others employed in drying their leather and prepareing it
for use, as but fiew of them have many other clothes to boste
of at this time, we are smoked verry much in this camp The
shore on the side next the sea is covered with butifull pebble
of various colours our diat at this time and for several days
past is the dried pounded fish we purchased at the falls boiled
in a little salt water.
Friday 29th. of November 1805o
The wind and rain Continued all the last night, this morning
much more moderate, the waves Still high and rain continues.
Capt. Lewis and 5 hunters Set out in our Indian Canoe
(which is calculated to ride wave[s]) dow[n] to the place we
expected to find Elk [and] from the Inds. information, the[y]
pointed to a Small Bay which is yet below us. I sent out 2
men to hunt Deer which I expected might be on the open hill
Sides below, another to hunt fowl in the deep bend above
the point, all the others engaged drying their leather before
the fire, and prepareing it for use—they haveing but fiew other
Species of Clothing to ware at this time
The winds are from Such points that we cannot form our
Camp So as to prevent the Smoke which is emencely disagreeable,
and painfull to the eyes. The Shore below the point at
our camp is formed of butifull pebble of various colours. I
observe but fiew birds of the Small kind, great numbers of wild
fowls of Various kinds, the large Buzzard with white wings,
grey and bald eagle's, large red tailed Hawks, ravens & crows
in abundance, the blue Magpie, a Small brown bird which
frequents logs & about the roots of trees,
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Snakes, Lizards,
Small bugs, worms, Spiders, flyes & insects of different kinds
are to be Seen in abundance at this time.
