Clark: November 16, 1805

November 16th Satturday 1805 a fine morning cool the latter part of the
night, I had all our articles of every discription examined, and found
much wet, had all put out & dried, The 5 Indians Theves left me. I
took a meridean altd. with Sextt. 50° 36 15 the Shakeing emige belowI
Sent out Several hunters Some to kill fowl others to hunt deer or Elk. The
Sea is fomeing and looks truly dismal to day, from the wind which blew to
day from the S. W. an Indian Canoe passed down to day, loaded with roots
&c. three Indians Came up from below I gave them Smoke but allowed
then no kind of Priveleges what ever, they camped with the 4 which Came
down yesterday, near us, The evening provd. Cloudy & I could make no
lunar observations. one man Sick with a violent Cold, Caught by lying in
his wet Clothes, Several nights Course from Stormey point to Cape
Disapointment is ____ Miles, passd a Small Creek and an old village at 2
miles on the Stard Side a Small Creek at 1 mile we Encamped just above a
Point in a Deep bay to the Stard. Side into which falls 2 Small rivers
Std. Grat many Indians liveing on the Bay & those two rivers, the the
Countrey on the Stard. Side high broken & thickly timbered, that on
the Lard. at Some distance from Point Adms high and mountains on a Pinecal
of a which is Snow at this timenear the Point is Low bottom land

our hunters and fowlers killd 2 Deer 1 Crane & 2 ducks, my Servt. York
killed 2 Geese & 8 white, black and Speckle Brants, The White Brant,
with part of their wings black is much the largest, the black brant is
verry Small, a little larger than a large Duckthe deer pore but
large

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November 16th Saturday 1805 Cool the latter part of the last night this
morning Clear and butifull; I had all our articles of every discription
examined and put out to Dry. The 5 Chin nooks left us I took a meridenal
altitude with the Sextn. 50° 36′ 15 which gave for Lattitude 46° 19′ 11
1/10″ North. I Sent out Several hunters and fowlers in pursute Elk, Deer,
or fowls of any kind. wind hard from the S W The Waves high & look
dismal indeed breaking with great fury on our beech an Indian canoe pass
down to day loaded with Wap-pa-toe roots; Several Indians came up to day
from below, I gave them Smoke but allowed them no kind of privilage
whatever in the camp, they with the 4 which came down yesterday encamped a
Short distance from us. The evening proved Cloudy and I could not take any
Luner observationsOne man Sick with a violent cold, Caught by
laying in his wet leather Clothes for maney nights past.

The Countrey on the Stard Side above Haley Bay is high broken and thickley
timbered on the Lard Side from Point Adams the Contrey appears low for 15
or 20 miles back to the mountains, a pinical of which now is Covered with
Snow or hail, as the opposit is too far distant to be distinguished well,
I Shall not attempt to describe any thing on that Side at present. our
hunters and fowlers killed 2 Deer 1 Crain & 2 Ducks, and my man York
killed 2 geese and 8 Brant, 3 of them white with a part of their wings
black and much larger than the Grey brant which is a Sise larger than a
Duck.