Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: April 1, 1806
The party remained in camp while exploration and hunting parties fanned out. Sergeant Pryor went about four miles up Quicksand River, finding it rapid and only four feet deep, and killed one deer. Other hunters reported rich land, prairies, and plains beyond the river, bringing back four elk, two deer, and an otter. Many Native people passed by in canoes throughout the day, with two canoe-loads camping nearby. The officers named a high, snow-capped peak spotted to the south Mount Jefferson.
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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5 or 6 miles up Quick Sand River to make discoveries, and several hunters went up the Seal River hunting, while others went out in different directions hunting. A number of the natives visited us as they were passing down the river late in the afternoon. Sergt. Pryor (Sergeant Pryor) returned, having been about 4 miles up Quick Sand River; he found the current rapid and only about 4 feet deep, and he killed one deer. The other hunter returned, having killed 4 elk, 2 deer, and an otter. The hunters tell us that the country back from the river is rich land, with some prairies and rich plains, etc. A number of Savages were passing down the river in their canoes. We discovered 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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