Cascades of the Columbia, portage — John Ordway: October 29, 1805
The expedition traveled 26 miles down the river with a gentle current, stopping at Indian lodges to purchase dogs for food, including additional dogs bought at another village along the way. They passed numerous Indian villages, mostly on the starboard side, and noted the first cabins seen on the larboard side of this river. A striking spring was observed cascading over a hundred feet down a cliff on the larboard side. The mountainous country featured pine-covered cliffs, with cottonwood and willow in narrow bottoms. They camped at a starboard-side village and spotted snow on a distant mountain.
and proceeded on about 6 miles and halted at Some Indian lodges
where we bought a number more dogs and proceeded on the current
gentle passed a great number of Indian villages on the Stard Side
and one on the Lard Side. Saw 2 or 3 cabbens on the Lard side
which is the first we Seen on that Side on this River. Saw a
beautiful Spring on the Lard Side, which run off a high clift of
rocks, and fell of[f] the clift upwards of a hundred feet perpinticu-
lar. the country Mountaineous. high clifts on the River, mostly
covred with pine timber. Some cotten wood on the narrow bot-
toms. Some willow also we bought several more dogs at one of
the villages, we Came 26 miles this day and Camped at a village
on the Stard Side Saw Snow on a mountain on the Lard Side.2
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We proceeded on about 6 miles and halted at some Indian lodges where we bought a number more dogs and continued on. The current was gentle. We passed a great number of Indian villages on the starboard side and one on the larboard side. Saw 2 or 3 cabins on the larboard side, which are the first we have seen on that side of this River. Saw a beautiful spring on the larboard side, which ran off a high cliff of rocks and fell off the cliff upwards of a hundred feet perpendicular.
The country is mountainous, with high cliffs along the River, mostly covered with pine timber. Some cottonwood grows on the narrow bottoms, along with some willow. We bought several more dogs at one of the villages. We came 26 miles this day and camped at a village on the starboard side. Saw snow on a mountain on the larboard side.
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