Journal entry · October 17, 1805

Columbia River near Wallula Gap — John Ordway: October 17, 1805

John Ordway · Columbia River near Wallula Gap · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

went out a hunting, and Several more for meat, in the after part
of the day the hunters returned to Camp had killed two Deer
and Several geese and brants &C. Cap* Lewis and party returned
to Camp also, and informed us that they had been about 30 miles
down which took them on the Sea Shore and a verry bad road the
most of the way. they Saw the harbour where the vessells had lain
but they were all gone.

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