Journal entry · October 31, 1805
Cascades of the Columbia, portage — John Ordway: October 31, 1805
John Ordway · Cascades of the Columbia, portage · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Cascades of the Columbia, portage
the natives came to the fort with wapatoe roots we bought
Several bags from them, we built a box for the centinel to
Stand in out of the rain dug 2 Sinques [sinks] &C.
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The NPS atlas for this night
island, Great Chute (location uncertain, per NPS)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of October 30 to October 31, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.2 mi
- Forest Service Information Center at Skamania Lodge (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.4 mi
- Bradford Island Visitor Center at Bonneville Lock and Dam (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.5 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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