Journal entry · April 13, 1806
Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 13, 1806
John Ordway · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right bank, SW of Cook, in WA
light breakfast of a little dog meat and departed Soon passed
the village only one house rimaining covred in it which lives a
number of the natives. Gap* Lewis and the Small canoes crossed
over to the South Side to 2 villages [a] little above the Shoote, in
order to purchace a canoe from the natives if possable. the cur-
rent Swift, we proceeded on little above cruzattes River the
wind rose So high that [it] obledged us to halt at this bottom
where we expected to find our Hunters1 2 men went out a
hunting the day proved fair the wind cold and Snow laying
low on the Mountains near the River, the hunters soon came
in had killd nothing but a bald Eagle we then proceed on
about 5 miles and halted again at a bottom on the N. Side2 3
men went out a hunting. Serg* Pryor & 2 men sent back to
cruzattes River to look again for the hunters one of the hunters
killed two Deer. Cap* Lewis & party overtook us had pur-
chased two small canoes the price of which was 2 Small peaces
of blue cloath and two Elk hides, & bought three dogs also, we
dryed the 2 Small canoes by [the] fire and pitched them &G
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The NPS atlas for this night
right bank, SW of Cook, in WA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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