Clark: December 1, 1805

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

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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 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 all 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.