Journal entry · March 29, 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 29, 1806
Patrick Gass · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
frost and we proceeded on early; passed some old Indian
lodges, and in the afternoon came to a large village, where we
were received with great kindness, and got fish and wapto
roots to eat. Here we bought some dogs and waptos, and
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then went on again, about a mile, and encamped. One of the
sick men is quite recovered and the other two are getting
better.
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The NPS atlas for this night
NW of Ridgefield, Batchelor Island, WA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Cathlapotle Plankhouse (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.4 mi
- Columbia County Museum Association (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.9 mi
- Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 4.7 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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