Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 26, 1806
An unusually high tide rose during the night, soaking Ordway's blankets and forcing him to relocate twice; several other party members' camps were similarly flooded. The captains presented a medal to a Cathlahmah man, who reciprocated with a large sturgeon. The expedition continued up the Columbia along the Oregon side, stopping for dinner on Fanny's Island (named for Clark's sister, now Grim's Island) before traveling on as usual. They made camp for the night on another island amid thick brush.
the tide rose higher than common and came in under my blankets
before I awoke and obledged me to move twise Several more of
the party camps were routed also, our officers gave one of the
Cathlih mahs a meddel. he gave them in return a large Sturgeon,
we proceeded on our way and halted on fanneys Island6 to dine
1 The party is ascending the river along the left, or Oregon side. Thwaites
(III, 252) locates this village “near the present town of Knappa, on the Colum-
bia River Railway.” Here the explorers had stopped on Nov. 26, 1805, the
day they crossed to the south side of the Columbia in search of a suitable site
for winter quarters.
2 “and the inhabitants,” adds Clark, “partake of the Carrestick [character-
istic] of the village.”
3 “In Clatsop County, Ore., near the lower end of Tenasillihee Island.”
Coues.
4 Puget Island.
6 The day’s camp was on the opposite side of the river from that of Nov.
6, 1805. It was in Columbia County, Ore., across the river from Cape Horn.
6 Named for Clark’s younger sister, Frances; it is modern Grim’s Island,
located a little below Green Point, Ore. Coues.
1806] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 333
then proceed on as usal Camped on an Island1 in thick brush
&C.
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The tide rose higher than usual and came in under my blankets before I awoke, forcing me to move twice. Several more of the party's camps were flooded out as well. Our officers gave one of the Cathlihmahs a medal. He gave them in return a large sturgeon. We proceeded on our way and halted on Fanney's Island to dine, then continued on as usual. We camped on an island in thick brush, etc.
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