Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 26, 1805
The party set out early, crossed the river after about a mile, and traveled down the south shore past several islands. They stopped at a Clatsop village where the people were friendly and provided plenty of food; the men bought a few wapato roots. Despite cold, rainy weather, they continued past low marshy islands covered with coarse grass and willows, with high pine-timbered shores along the way. They made camp in a thick part of the woods.
eairly went about one mile then crossed the River and went
down along the the South Shore passed Several Islands, halted at a
village of the Clatsop nation, they gave us pleanty to eat and
appeared verry friendly, we bought a fiew wapatoes roots, &C
the day rainy and cold, we went on passd Several low marshy
Islands which was covred with course grass, and willows the
Shore is high land covred thick with pine timber and under
brush, we Campd in a thick part of wood.
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Early on, we went about one mile, then crossed the river and went down along the south shore. We passed several islands and halted at a village of the Clatsop nation. They gave us plenty to eat and appeared very friendly. We bought a few wapato roots, etc.
The day was rainy and cold. We went on and passed several low, marshy islands which were covered with coarse grass and willows. The shore is high land covered thickly with pine timber and underbrush. We camped in a thick part of the woods.
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