Journal entry · April 1, 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: April 1, 1806
John Ordway · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
5 or 6 miles up Quick Sand River to make discovries & Several
hunters went up the Seal River a hunting & others went out in
different directions a hunting, a number of the natives visited
us as they were passing down the River late in the afternoon
Serg1 Pryor returned had been about 4 miles up quick sand
River found the current rapid & only about 4 feet deep, he
killed one deer, the other hunter returned had killed 4 Elk
and 2 deer and an otter the hunters tells us that the country
back from the River is rich land Some praries and rich plains
&C. a number of Savages passing down the River in their
canoes, we discovred yesterday the top of a high white Mountain
some distance to the Southward our officers name it Mount
Jefferson. 2 canoe loads of Savages Camped near us.
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right shore Washougal, WA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
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- Two River Heritage Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.2 mi
- Sandy River Delta (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 1.3 mi
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