Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — Patrick Gass: April 12, 1806
While attempting to bring a second canoe across, the strong current ripped the tow rope from the men's hands and the canoe was lost downriver. The party then spent the day hauling their baggage over the portage, an exhausting task they completed by sunset. Rain fell off and on throughout the day, and snow accumulated on the trees and rocks of the high mountains south of the river. Local natives visited during the day but departed by night. The worn-out party camped at the upper end of the portage.
take the other canoe over; but after we had fastened the rope
to her she swung out into the current, which was so strong,
that it pulled the rope out of the men’s hands and went down
the river. —We then went to carry our baggage across the
portage, which was a very fatiguing business; but about sun-
set we got all over. It rained at intervals all day; and upon
the very high mountains on the south side of the river, snow
fell and continued on the trees and rocks during the whole of
the day. We had a number of the natives about us in the
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day time; but they left us at night. We encamped, all ex-
cessively fatigued, at the upper end of the portage.
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take the other canoe across; but after we had fastened the rope to her, she swung out into the current, which was so strong that it pulled the rope out of the men's hands, and the canoe went down the river. We then went to carry our baggage across the portage, which was very tiring work; but about sunset we got it all over. It rained at intervals all day; and on the very high mountains on the south side of the river, snow fell and remained on the trees and rocks throughout the whole day. We had a number of the natives about us during the day, but they left us at night. We camped, all extremely tired, at the upper end of the portage.
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