What did the other members say on this day?

It is important to note that all three of the other journal keepers on the Expedition recorded the decision in their journals that day.

John Ordway wrote briefly about this decision in his journal entry on November 24th:

...our officers conclude with the oppinion of the party to cross the River and look out a place for winters quarter Some where as near the ocean as possable on the account of makeing Salt. (Ordway, from Moulton V.9, 256)

Patrick Gass’ record similarly states:

At night, the party were consulted by the Commanding Officers, as to the place most proper for winter quarters; and the most of them were of opinion, that it would be best, in the first place, to go over to the south side of the river, and ascertain whether good hunting ground could be found there. Should that be the case, it would be more eligible place than higher up the river, on account of getting salt, as that is a very scarce article with us. (Gass, from Moulton, V.10, 177)

Joseph Whitehouse conferred:

In the Evening our Officers had the whole party assembled in order to consult which place would be the best, for us to take up our Winter Quarters at. The greater part of our Men were of opinion; that it would be best, to cross the River, & if we should find game plenty, that it would be of an advantage to us, for to stay near the Sea shore, on account of making Salt, which we are nearly out of at this time, & in want of it in preserving our Provisions for the Winter, would be an object well worth our attention. (Whitehouse, from Moulton, V.11, 398)