Lewis: November 30, 1805

November 30th 1805. cloudy morning set out before sun rise and continued
our rout up the bey

Sent out three men to examin the country to the S. & W. they returned
after about 2 hours and informed me that the wood was so thick and
obstructed by marrasses & lakes that they were unable to proceed to
the ocean which could not be at any considerable distance fom the apparent
sound of the waves breaking on the Coast. we now returned and asscended
the inlet which we had last passd no fresh appearance of Elk or deer in
our rout so far. asscend the inlet as we intended about 1 m. found it
became much smaller and that it did not keep it’s direction to the high
land which boar S. 10 W. but inclined West. therefore returned to the
large arm of the bay which we passed this morning. here we expect to meet
with the Clat-sop Indians, who have tantilized us with there being much
game in their neighbourhood. this information in fact was the cause of my
present resurch, for where there is most game is for us the most eliguble
winter station.continued our rout up the large arm of the bay about
6 miles and encamped on the Stard. side on the highland. the water was
quite sweet. therefore concluded that it must be supplyed from a large
crick. at our camp it is 120 yds. wide, tho it gets narrower above. it
rained but little on us today tho it was cloudy generally.Wind from
N. E.saw a great abundance of fowls, brant, large geese, white
brant sandhill Cranes, common blue crains, cormarants, haulks, ravens,
crows, gulls and a great variety of ducks, the canvas back, duckinmallard,
black and white diver, brown duck&c &c