Clark: November 19, 1805

November 19th Tuesday 1805 began to rain a little before day and Continued
raining untill 11 oClock I proceeded on thro emencely bad thickets &
hills crossing 2 points to a 3rd on which we built a fire and Cooked a
Deer which Jos. Field Killd. from this point I can See into a Deep bend in
the coast to the N. E. for 10 miles. after Brackfast I proceeded on N. 20
E. 5 miles to Comcement a large Sand bar at a low part ponds a little off
from the Coast here the high rockey hills end and a low marshey Countrey
Suckceed. I proceeded up the Course N. 10° W. 4 miles & marked my name
& the Day of the Month on a pine tree, the waters which Wash this Sand
beach is tinged with a deep brown Colour for Some distance out. The Course
Contd. is N. 20° W. low Coast and Sand beech, Saw a Dead Sturgen 10 feet
long on the Sand, & the back bone of a Whale, as I conceived raind I
then returned to the Cape & dined, Some curious Deer on this Course
darker large boded Shorte legs Pronged horns & the top of the tale
black under part white as usial passed a nitch in the rocks below into
which falls a Stream, after Dinner I Set out on my return S. E. passed
over a low ridge & thro a piney countrey 21 Vs miles to the Bay,
thence up the Bay to the mouth of the Chen-nook River Crossed in the Canoe
we had left there & Encamped on the upper Side The Hills in the point
of this bay are not high, & imedeately below this River the present
yellow Bluffs above the River and up for about 2 miles the land is low
Slashey and Contains much drift wood, the Countrey up this Creek is low
with Copse of high land or as I may Say elevated. The Buzzard which Ruben
Fields killed diameter of one feather is11/4 & 1 Line from the
tip of one to the tip of the other wing is 9 feet 0 Inches, from the point
of the Bill to the tale is 3 feet 101/4 Ins. middle Toe 51/2 Inches, Toe
nale 1 Inches wing feather 2 feet 1/2 In. Tale feathers 141/4 In. Head is
61/4 Inch long including the beek

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November 19th Tuesday 1805 a Cloudy rainey day proceeded up the Coast
which runs from my camp 11/4 miles west of the iner extry of the Cape N.
20° W. 5 miles through a rugged hilley countrey thickly off the Sea coast
to the Comencment of an extencive Sand beech which runs N. 10° W. to point
Lewis about 20 miles distance. I proceeded up this coast 4 miles and
marked my name on a low pine. and returned 3 miles back (The Countrey
opsd. this Sand Coast is low and Slashey,) Crossed the point 2 miles to
the bay and encamped on Chinnook riverSee another book for
perticulars

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Tuesday November the 19th 1805 I arose early this morning from under a wet
blanket caused by a Shower of rain which fell in the latter part of the
last night and Sent two men on a head with directions to proceed on near
the Sea Coast and Kill Something for brackfast and that I Should follow my
Self in about half an hour. after drying our blankets a little I Set out
with a view to proceed near the Coast the direction of which induced me to
conclude that at the distance of 8 or 10 miles, the Bay was at no great
distance across. I overtook the hunters at about 3 miles, they had killed
a Small Deer on which we brackfast it comened raining and Continud
moderately untill 11 oClock A M.

after takeing a Sumptious brackfast of venison which was rosted on Stiks
exposed to the fire, I proceeded on through ruged Country of high hills
and Steep hollers on a course from the Cape N 20° W. 5 miles on a Direct
line to the Commencement of a Sandy Coast which extended N. 10° W. from
the top of the hill above the Sand Shore to a Point of high land distant
near 20 miles. this point I have taken the Liberty of Calling after my
particular friend Lewisat the commencement of this Sand beech the
high lands leave the Sea coast in a Direction to Chinnook river, and does
not touch the Sea Coast again below point Lewis leaveing a low pondey
countrey, maney places open with small ponds in which there is great
numbr. of fowl I am informed that the Chinnook Nation inhabit this low
countrey and live in large wood houses on a river which passes through
this bottom Parrilal to the Sea coast and falls into the Bay

I proceeded on the Sandy Coast 4 miles, and marked my name on a Small
pine, the Day of the month & year, &c. and returned to the foot of
the hill, from which place I intended to Strike across to The Bay, I saw a
Sturgeon which had been thrown on Shore and left by the tide 10 feet in
length, and Several joints of the back bone of a whale which must have
foundered on this part of the Coast. after Dineing on the remains of our
Small Deer I proceeded through over a land S E with Some Ponds to the bay
distance about 2 miles, thence up to the mouth of Chinnook river 2 miles,
crossed this little river in the Canoe we left at its mouth and Encamped
on the upper Side in an open Sandy bottomThe hills next to the bay
Cape disapointment to a Short distance up the Chinnook river is not verry
high thickly Coverd. with different Species of pine &c. maney of which
are large, I observed in maney places pine of 3 or 4 feet through growing
on the bodies of large trees which had fallen down, and covered with moss
and yet part Sound. The Deer of this Coast differ materially from our
Common deer in a much as they are much darker deeper bodied Shorter ledged
horns equally branched from the beem the top of the tail black from the
rute to the end Eyes larger and do not lope but jump-.