Day-by-Day / December 1, 1805

December 1, 1805

Poor hunting

While enduring another storm at Tongue Point, Clark complains that he has “not Seen one pacific day” since his arrival. Lewis’s group continues searching for a winter site. They need plenty of game but find nothing but squirrels. Clark’s men are unable to hunt at all.

Still Searching

by Yellowstone Public Radio[1]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading

Not One Pacific Day

[It] 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 emence waves on the Sands and rockey Coasts, tempestous and horiable.
—William Clark

Looking for Winter Camp

sent out the men to hunt and examin the country, they soon returned all except Drewyer and informed me that the wood was so thick it was almost impenetrable and that there was but little appearance of game
Meriwether Lewis

Nothing but Squirrels

they had seen the track of one deer only and a few small grey squirrels. these suirrels are about the size of the red squirrel of the lakes and eastern Atlantic States, their bellies are of a redish yellow, or tanners ooze colour
—Meriwether Lewis

Unable to Hunt

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
William Clark

 

Weather Diary

Day of the Month Winds State of the Weather
1st E cloudy after rain

rained last night and Some this morning.
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has spelled out some abbreviations.

 

Notes

Notes
1 Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio.
2 To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has spelled out some abbreviations.

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