Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — Patrick Gass: April 12, 1806
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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right bank NW of Cascade Locks, in WA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.1 mi
- Forest Service Information Center at Skamania Lodge (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.1 mi
- Bradford Island Visitor Center at Bonneville Lock and Dam (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.6 mi
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