Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 31, 1806
The party set out early and continued upriver, passing a village on the south shore that had been large the previous fall but now held only two cabins, as the Native people had scattered into fishing parties. The wind rose from the south, and several Native canoes followed the group. One hunter killed a deer, and many more deer and elk were spotted in the bottoms. In the evening they passed the mouth of Seal River on the north side amid high waves, camping shortly above it on a high plain of rich land and timber, opposite the mouth of Quick Sand River.
Set out eairly and proceed on passd a village which was a large
one when we went down last fall but the Savages are more Scat-
tered along the River in fishing parties &C. only 2 cabbins left
at this village on the South Shore in a large bottom, the wind
rose from the Southward, a number of the savages followed us
with their canoes, one of our hunters killed a deer & Saw a
1 The camp was seven miles, according to Lewis, below that of November 1;
it w:is also two miles below the bead of Bachelor’s Island.
2 Modem Sauvie Island.
3 At or near the site of old Fori Vancouver, and the modern city of Van-
couver, Wash. Fort Vancouver was long an important fur-trading station:
tins was succeeded by a military establishment of the regular army. General
Grant was stationed here in 1852-53, and General Sheridan a few years later.
1806] SERGEANT ORDWAY’S JOURNAL 335
great number more Deer & Elk in these bottoms &C. this morn-
ing, in the evening we passed the m° of Seal River1 on N. Side
the waves high, we Encamped a Short distance above sd River
on a handsom high plain of rich land & timber near this is
opposite the mouth of Quick Sand River which puts in on south
side & is high at this time.
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Set out early and proceeded on. Passed a village which was a large one when we went down last fall, but the Savages are more scattered along the River in fishing parties, etc. Only 2 cabins left at this village on the south shore in a large bottom. The wind rose from the southward. A number of the Savages followed us with their canoes. One of our hunters killed a deer and saw a great number more deer and elk in these bottoms, etc. this morning.
In the evening we passed the mouth of Seal River on the north side, the waves high. We camped a short distance above said River on a handsome high plain of rich land and timber. Near this is opposite the mouth of Quick Sand River, which puts in on the south side and is high at this time.
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