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In Their Own Words: Why Fort Clatsop?
THE VOTE
Artist’s rendition of 'The Vote'


Site of Station Camp today
Columbia River shoreline from Station Camp
Saddle Mountain, across river from Station Camp

These are the results of the vote, as recorded at "Station Camp," on the North shore of the Columbia, by William Clark on November 24, 1805.

Sergt J. Ordway
Serjt. N. Pryor
Sgt. P. Gass
Jo. Shields
Go. Shannon
T. P. Howard
P. Wiser
J. Collins
Jo Fields
Al. Willard
R Willard
J. Potts
R. Frasure
Wm. Bratten
R. Fields
J: B: Thompson
J. Colter
H. Hall
Labeech
Peter Crusatte
J. B. Depage
Shabono
S. Guterich
W. Werner
Go: Gibson
Jos. Whitehouse
Geo Drewyer
McNeal
York
Cross & examine
do do
do do
proceed to Sandy R
Examn. Cross
do do
do do
do do
do do
do do
do do
do do
do do
do do
do do
do do
do do
do do
do do
do do
do do
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do do
do do
do do
do do
Examn other side
do do
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S
S
S

falls
falls
S. R
S. R
up
up
up
falls
up
up
falls
up
up
S. R.
S R
S R
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falls
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falls
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falls
Sandy River
lookout up
6
10
12

Janey [Sacagawea] in favour of a place where there is plenty of Potas.
(Clark, from Moulton V.6, 83-4)
[Janey was a nickname used by Clark for Sacagawea.]


Interpretation of Clark’s Notations | The Captains’ Thoughts | What Does It Mean?
What did the other members say on this day? | After the Vote