The sixth volume begins on november 2 1805 in the second year of meriwether lewis and william clarks epic journey it covers the last leg of the partys route from the cascades of the columbia river to the pacific coast and their stay at fort clatsop near the rivers mouth until the spring of 1806. November 2 1805 march 22 1806 below the cascades of the columbia river the corps of discovery passed into yet another natural region the thick rain forest of the northwest coast many indian villages dotted the banks of the columbia some of them inhabited by people frightened by the coming of strangers fortunately the sight of sacagawea and . Basic search simply enter the word you wish to find and the search engine will search for every instance of the word in the journals for example fight. The first five volumes of the new edition of the journals of the lewis and clark expedition have been widely heralded as a lasting achievement in the study of western exploration the sixth volume begins on november 2 1805 in the second year of meriwether lewis and william clarks epic journey. Meriwether lewis william clark gary e moulton thomas w dunlay assistant editor the journals of the lewis and clark expedition volume 6 november 2 1805 march 22 1806