Journal entry · April 26, 1806
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 26, 1806
John Ordway · Columbia River approaching the Walla Walla · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Columbia River approaching the Walla Walla
light breakfast of a little dry Elk meat and set out proced on
over a low level Smooth Sandy plain about 12 miles & halted &
dined on a little dry Elk meat as we have nothing else, the day
warm, we delayed about 1 hour and proceed on a number of
the natives followed us, who are mooveing up the river & Some
of them are going over the rockey mount” to kill buffaloe. Saw
considerable of Snow on the mountains to the South & S East,
came 20 odd miles this day & Camped on the bank of the river.1
only small willows to burn &C.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right bank, near Plymouth, in WA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
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