Great Falls of the Columbia
Place · mentioned in 19 journal entries
Planning
Westward
Fort Clatsop
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AI-extracted reference. Each entry below was identified by AI as mentioning Great Falls of the Columbia. Spelling variants may not be merged. see related variants →
Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
19
mentions via 3
variants:
Great Falls (12) · Columbia (6) · Great Falls of the Columbia River (1)
Clark: December 24, 1805
William Clark · Dec 24, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"where pounded fish was purchased"
— transcribed as great falls of the Columbia
Clark: February 19, 1806
William Clark · Feb 19, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"natives below had silver fox skins"
— transcribed as Great falls of the Columbia
Clark: February 23, 1806
William Clark · Feb 23, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"upper limit of seal range mentioned"
Clark: February 26, 1806
William Clark · Feb 26, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"abundant Se we lel and polecat"
— transcribed as great falls of the Columbia
Lewis: February 26, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 26, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"sewelel abundant in neighborhood"
— transcribed as great falls of the Columbia
Clark: March 7, 1806
William Clark · Mar 7, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"where second loon species first met"
— transcribed as great falls of the Columbia
Lewis: March 7, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 7, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"first met smaller loon species there"
— transcribed as great falls of the Columbia
Clark: March 13, 1806
William Clark · Mar 13, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"reference point for fish distribution"
Lewis: March 14, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 14, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"reference point for fish distribution"
— transcribed as great falls of the Columbia
Clark: March 16, 1806
William Clark · Mar 16, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"previously seen white salmon trout there"
Lewis: March 16, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 16, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"where white Salmon Trout previously seen"
— transcribed as great falls of the Columbia
Clark: April 2, 1806
William Clark · Apr 2, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"where canoes to be exchanged"
— transcribed as great Falls of the Columbia
Lewis: April 2, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 2, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"destination for exchanging perogues for canoes"
— transcribed as great falls of the Columbia
Clark: April 19, 1806
William Clark · Apr 19, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"location of Enesher villages"
— transcribed as great falls of the Columbia
Clark: April 23, 1806
William Clark · Apr 23, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"compared natives' dress and appearance"
— transcribed as Great falls of the Columbia
Clark: May 4, 1806
William Clark · May 4, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"where chiefs accompanied them last fall"
— transcribed as Great falls of the Columbia
Lewis: May 4, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 4, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"where Te-toh-ar-sky accompanied them last fall"
— transcribed as great falls of the Columbia
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — Patrick Gass: May 9, 1806
Patrick Gass · May 9, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"reference point for horse abundance"
— transcribed as great falls of the Columbia
Clark: June 2, 1806
William Clark · Jun 2, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"compared to rapid at fishery"
