[Clark, first draft:]
December 1st.. Sunday 1805.
Cloudy windey morning wind from the East, sent out 2
hunters in the woods, I intended to take 5 men in a canoe
and hunt the marshey Islands above, found the wind too high
& returned to partake of the dried fish, The day some what
cooler than usial, but scercely perceveable. began to rain at
sun set and continued half the night, my hunters returned
without any thing saw 2 gang of Elk a disagreeable situation,
men all employed in mending their leather clothes, socks
&c. and Dressing some Leather. The sea which is imedeately
in front roars like a repeeted roling thunder and have rored in
that way ever since our arrival in its borders which is now 24
days since we arrived in sight of the Great Western Ocian, I
cant say Pasific as since I have seen it, it has been the reverse
Elegant canoes.
Sunday December 1st. 1805.
A cloudy windey morning wind from the East, dispatched
two hunters, I deturmined to take a canoe & a fiew men and
hunt the Marshey Islands above Point William, the Wind
rose so high that I could not proceed, and returned to partake
[of] the dried fish, which is our standing friend, began to rain
hard at Sun set and Continud. My hunters returned without
any thing haveing Seen 2 parcels of elk men ail employed to
day in mending their leather Clothes, Shoes &
c. and Dressing
leather.
The emence Seas and waves which breake on the rocks &
Coasts to the S.W. & N W roars like an emence fall at a distance,
and this roaring has continued ever Since our arrival in
the neighbourhood of the Sea Coast which has been 24 days
Since we arrived in Sight of the Great Western; (for I cannot
Say Pacific) Ocian as I have not Seen one pacific day Since my
arrival in its vicinity, and its waters are forming and petially
[perpetually] breake with emenc waves on the Sands and rockey
coasts, tempestous and horiable. I have no account of Capt.
Lewis Since he left me.
