Clark: December 5, 1805

December 5th Thursday 1805 Som hard Showers of rain last night, this morn
Cloudy and drisley rain, in the bay above the Showers appear harder. High
water to day at 12 oClock this tide is 2 Ins. higher than that of
yesterday all our Stores again wet by the hard Showers of last night Capt
Lewis’s long delay below has been the cause of no little uneasiness on my
part for him, a 1000 conjectures has crouded into my mind respecting his
probable Situation & Safty-rained hard. Capt Lewis returned
haveing found a good Situation and Elk Suffient to winter on, his party
killed 6 Elk & 5 Deer in their absence in Serch of a Situation and
game

Rain continued all the after pt. of the day accompanied with hard wind
from the S W. which provents our moveing from this Camp.

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Thursday 5th of December 1805 Some hard Showers of rain last night, this
morning Cloudy and drisley at Some little distant above the isthmus the
rain is much harder. high water to day at 12 this tide is 2 inches higher
than that of yesterday. all our Stores and bedding are again wet by the
hard rain of last night. Capt. Lewis’s long delay below, has been the
Sorce of no little uneasness on my part of his probable Situation and
Safty, the repeeted rains and hard winds which blows from the S, W.
renders it impossible for me to move with loaded Canoes along an unknown
Coast we are all wet & disagreeable; the party much better of
indispositions-. Capt. Lewis returned with 3 men in the Canoe and informs
me that he thinks that a Sufficient number of Elk may be prcured
Convenient to a Situation on a Small river which falls into a Small bay a
Short distance below, that his party had Killed 6 Elk & 5 Deer in his
rout, two men of his party left behind to Secure the Elk this was verry
Satisfactory information to all the party. we accordingly deturmined to
proceed on to the Situation which Capt. Lewis had Viewed as Soon as the
wind and weather Should permit and Comence building huts &c.