Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 14, 1806
The party set out after Drouillard and the Field brothers reported killing four deer, making good progress until strong northwest winds forced them ashore near a village on the north bank around noon. There they saw 25 or 30 horses in fair condition, purchased dogs, and were fed pounded salmon, thistle roots, wild onions, and other sweetened roots by natives awaiting the salmon run. They passed Hood River and observed snow-covered Mount Hood. After a two-hour delay, they continued past several small villages, traveling quickly with the wind, and camped at dark at another north-side village.
Drewyer & the two Fields they had killed 4 deer, we then
departed and proceed on verry well passed Labuche River3 on
N. Side about noon the wind rose so high from the N. W. that
we came too at a village on the N. Side where we Saw 25 or 30
horses which are in tollarable good order, we bought a number
of dogs from the natives, they gave us such as they had to eat
which was pounded Salmon thistle roots & wild onions & other
kinds of roots all of which they had Sweeted & are Sweet, they
are makeing Shappalell &G but they had but little to eat at
this time but are Scattered along the River expecting the Salmon
Soon &C. Mount Hood appears near the River on the South
Side which is covd thick with Snow & very white the wind
high we delayed about 2 hours and proceed on passed several
small villages on the N. Side Scatered along the narrow bottoms
1 Drewyer and Reuben and Joseph Fields, who had been sent in advance to
Cruzatte’s River, April 11, with instructions to hunt until the main party should
come up. Cruzatte’s River of the explorers is modern Wind River, Skamania
County, Wash.
2 The camp was in Skamania County, Wash., about six miles above the
mouth of Wind River.
3 Modern Hood River, in Hood River County, Ore. It had been passed
on the outward journey, and named in honor of Labiche, Oct. 29, 1805.
342 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [April 15
near the River. Saw a number of horses at each village the
wind continued aft and high so we run fast. Camped at dark
at a village on the N. S.1
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Drewyer (Drouillard) and the two Fields brothers had killed 4 deer. We then departed and proceeded on very well, passing Labuche River (Hood River) on the north side about noon. The wind rose so high from the northwest that we came to at a village on the north side, where we saw 25 or 30 horses which are in tolerably good order. We bought a number of dogs from the natives. They gave us such food as they had to eat, which was pounded salmon, thistle roots, wild onions, and other kinds of roots, all of which they had sweetened and are sweet. They are making shappalell, etc., but they had little to eat at this time, as they are scattered along the river expecting the salmon soon, etc.
Mount Hood appears near the river on the south side, covered thick with snow and very white. The wind being high, we delayed about 2 hours and then proceeded on, passing several small villages on the north side scattered along the narrow bottoms near the river. We saw a number of horses at each village. The wind continued aft and high, so we ran fast. Camped at dark at a village on the north side.
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