Journal entry · October 27, 1805
Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — John Ordway: October 27, 1805
John Ordway · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage
west. Six men went out to hunt, some of the Indians Stayed
with us our officers gave one of the principal men a meddle and
some other small articles, towards evening the hunters returned
to camp had killed four Deer, we set the Indians across the
River, the waves roled verry high.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left bank at Fort Rock, OR
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of October 25 to October 27, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Rock Fort Campsite (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 0.0 mi
- Fort Dalles Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.9 mi
- The Dalles Dam Visitor Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 3.1 mi
- Columbia Gorge Discovery Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 3.5 mi
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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