Columbia River near Wallula Gap — John Ordway: October 19, 1805
The party continued along the Pacific coast, traveling over high, rough hills, some prairie and bald, after setting out late from the previous night's camp. One hunter killed a deer, providing a meal during a brief halt. They pushed on past tall rock towers rising from the ocean's edge before the terrain leveled out. After walking the sand beach to within about ten miles of Cape Disappointment, they turned back, cut a shortcut through the woods, and camped at the Chinook River in Haley's Bay.
later part of last night we proceeded on the coast over high rough
hills Some places prarie and bald hills, one of the hunters killed
a Deer, we halted and eat a part of the Deer and went on over a
verry bad rough way along the coast, high towers of rocks Stand-
ing out in the edge of the ocean, we got over these rough hills the
country appears low further on the coast. So we went on the Sand
beach about 10 miles distant from Cape dissipointment, then
turned back, cut across the woods a near way, and Camped at
Chineck River in Hailys bay.
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In the later part of last night we proceeded on along the coast over high, rough hills. Some places were prairie and bald hills. One of the hunters killed a deer. We halted and ate a part of the deer, and then went on over a very bad, rough way along the coast, where high towers of rocks stand out in the edge of the ocean.
We got over these rough hills, and the country appears lower further on along the coast. So we went on the sand beach about 10 miles distant from Cape Dissipointment (Cape Disappointment), then turned back, cut across the woods by a nearer way, and camped at Chineck River (Chinook River) in Hailys Bay (Haley's Bay).
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