Columbia River near Wallula Gap — John Ordway: October 21, 1805

eairly and proceeded on as usal we then halted at an Indian
village where we bought a little wood and cooked breakfast,
bought Some pounded Sammon from the natives, and Some white
root cakes which is verry good, we Saw among them a number
of fisher and rackoon Skins. Some otter Skins also, these Sav-
ages gave us any thing we asked them for, by our giving them
any Small article as we pleased, as if they were in fear of us. we
1 Supposed by Clark to be Mt. St. Helens, “one of the mountains Laid down
by Vancouver, as seen from the mouth of the Columbia River.” Wheeler
states that Clark’s supposition was erroneous, and that the mountain seen
was Mt. Adams. fj
2 In Oregon, “six or seven miles below the mouth of Umatilla River.” Coues.
s In the vicinity of Roosevelt, Klickitat County, Wash. For the identifi-
cation of the location of today’s camp see post, 346, note 2.
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proceeded on passed River hills and cliffs of rocks on each side,
passed over a number of bad rockey rapids where the River is
nearly filled with high dark couloured rocks the water divided in
narrow deep channels, bad whorl pools, passed several Islands and
fishing fishing camps. Saw a great quantity of pounded Sammon
Stacked up on the Shores, we saw a fiew scattering pine on the
hills, we came about 32 miles this day and Camped1 at some
Indian lodges close under high clifts of rocks on the Stard Side a
handsome Spring flowed out of the clifts. these savages have a
fiew Elk and Deer Skins dressed with the hair on which they wear
for covering, they have also a fiew blue cloth blankets &C.