Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — John Ordway: October 28, 1805
After overnight rain cleared, the party loaded the canoes and set out, traveling a few miles downriver before stopping at a small village on the starboard side. There they purchased several dogs and some berries, noting a British musket and copper tea kettles among the villagers' possessions. Continuing on, strong northwest winds forced them to halt on the larboard side beneath rocky cliffs, where Indians visited their camp by canoe. One man killed a deer and wounded another near a nearby pond. Light rain fell that evening.
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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night, cleared up this morning. We then loaded the canoes and set out, proceeded on down a few miles and halted at a small village on the starboard side, where we bought several dogs, some berries, etc. Saw a British musket, copper tea kettles, etc. among them.
We then went on a short distance further. The wind rose so high from the NW that it obliged us to halt on the larboard side under some cliffs of rocks. The Indians came in their canoes to our camp. 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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