Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 30, 1806
River Still riseing & is now so high that the tide has no effect
to be perceived at this time considerable of drift wood floating-
down the River. Saw 2 large villages on a large long Island which
is named wapatoe Isld2 & is about 25 miles long, partly timbered
& partly prarie & soil rich, a number of the Savages followed
us some distance with their canoes I must give these Savages
as well as those on the coast the praise of makeing the neatest and
handsomest lightest best formed canoes I ever Saw & are the
best hands to work them. Saw mount rainey and Mount Hood
which is verry white with Snow. &C about Sunset- we Camped3
at a handsom prarie & Groves of oak timber &C. the country
is lower & more Smooth than below.
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