Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 3, 1806
Word arrived that hunters had killed four elk, two of them about three miles from the river, so Sergeant Pryor and three men were sent to help jerk the meat. Light showers fell during the day. Native visitors from five different nations, traveling with several prisoners, told the party they were heading downriver for wapato roots. In the evening, Captain Clark returned from exploring a large river 500 yards wide, going seven miles up. A guide described the populous Clackamas and Callapooyah nations living along it. Clark's party purchased five dogs, camas, and wapato at a newly discovered village behind Swan Island.
came across the River & informed us that the hunters had killed
4 Elk 2 of which is about 3 miles from the River so Serg* pryor
and 3 more men were Sent over to help jourk the meat Slight
Showers of rain in the course of the day. the Savages who Stayed
with us last night were of five different nations and had Several
prisoners among them these Savages tells us that they are going
down the River after wapatoes &C. &C. in the evening Cap*
Clark & party returnd to Camp and informed us that they had
been and took a view of the River which the Indians in-
formed us of, and that it is a verry large River & is 500 yd wide
and is Supposed to head with the waters of the California, they
went 7 miles up sd River.1 their guide informed them that a
large nation lived up the fork of this River by the name of Clack-
amus Nation of 30 Towns, and that another Nation lives along
distance up this River where it gits small by the name of Callap-
no-wah Nation who are verry numerous, on their return they
halted at a new discovred village behind Swan Island where they
bought 5 dogs a fiew Commass roots and some wapatoes &C.
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Came across the river and informed us that the hunters had killed 4 elk, 2 of which are about 3 miles from the river, so Serg. Pryor and 3 more men were sent over to help jerk the meat. Slight showers of rain during the course of the day. The Savages who stayed with us last night were of five different nations and had several prisoners among them. These Savages tell us that they are going down the river after wapatoes, etc., etc.
In the evening Capt. Clark and party returned to camp and informed us that they had been and taken a view of the river which the Indians informed us of, and that it is a very large river and is 500 yards wide and is supposed to head with the waters of the California. They went 7 miles up said river. Their guide informed them that a large nation lived up the fork of this river by the name of Clackamus Nation, of 30 towns, and that another nation lives a long distance up this river where it gets small, by the name of Callapnowah Nation, who are very numerous. On their return they halted at a newly discovered village behind Swan Island, where they bought 5 dogs, a few camas roots, and some wapatoes, etc.
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