Journal entry · October 28, 1805
Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — John Ordway: October 28, 1805
John Ordway · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage
night, cleared up this morning we then loaded the canoes and
Set out proceeded on down a fiew miles and halted at a Small
village on the Stard side where we bought several dogs Some berrys
&C. Saw a british musket copper tea kittles &C. among them,
we then went on a Short distance further the wind the wind rose
So high NW that obledged us to halt on the Lard Side under Some
clifts of rocks.1 the Indians came in their canoes to our camps, one of
the party killed a Deer and wounded another this evening a Short
distance back near a pond, a little rain this evening.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore near Rowena, OR
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Columbia Gorge Discovery Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.1 mi
- Rock Fort Campsite (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 3.5 mi
- Fort Dalles Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.1 mi
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