Journal entry · March 30, 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 30, 1806
Patrick Gass · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
set out early accompanied by several of the natives in canoes.
The river is very high, overflowing all its banks. We passed
some villages of the natives on Wapto island, which is about
20 miles long and one broad, but did not halt at any of them.
The natives of this country ought to have the credit of mak-
ing the finest canoes, perhaps in the world, both as to service
and beauty; and are no less expert in working them when
made.* We had a beautiful day throughout, and in the even-
ing encamped on a handsome prairie in sight of a large pond
on the north side of the river.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore, Vancouver, WA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.4 mi
- Clark County Historical Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.3 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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