Journal entry · April 11, 1806
Meriwether Lewis: April 11, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Cascades of the Columbia River, WA/OR border · Thwaites Vol. 7, pp. 106-107
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right bank near Fort Rains, WA
three of this same tribe of villains the Wah-clel-lars, stole my dog this evening, and took him towards their village; I was shortly afterwards informed of this transaction by an Indian who spoke the Clatsop language, and sent three men in pursuit of the theives with orders if they made the least resistence or difficulty in surrendering the dog to fire on them; they overtook these fellows or reather came within sight of them at the distance of about 2 miles; the indians discovering the party in pursuit of them left the dog and fled. we ordered the centinel to keep them out of camp, and informed them by signs that if they made any further attempts to steal our property or insulted our men we should put them to instant death.
Source: Thwaites, Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1904–05). Public domain.
The NPS atlas for this night
right bank near Fort Rains, WA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of April 10 to April 11, 1806
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Bradford Island Visitor Center at Bonneville Lock and Dam (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.5 mi
- Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.3 mi
- Forest Service Information Center at Skamania Lodge (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.4 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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