Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — Patrick Gass: October 25, 1805
The party portaged some baggage about three-quarters of a mile around rapids and then took the canoes through one by one. One canoe filled with water, causing a three-hour delay. The rapids ran for 3 or 4 miles before the river calmed. They camped at the mouth of a creek on the south side, near hills with oak and pine timber. Local natives warned that Indians downriver would kill them. The group bought dried pounded fish from them, prepared on six large scaffolds for trade.
rows and therefore carried over part of our baggage by land,
about three quarters of a mile; and then took the canoes
over, one at atime. In going over one of them filled with
water, on account of which we were detained three hours.
The rapids continued 3 or 4 miles, when the river became
more placid. At night we came to a place where there is a
considerable quantity of timber on the hills; both oak and
pine, and encamped at the mouth of a creek on the south
side. The natives about here are, or pretend to be, very
uneasy, and say the Indians below will kill us. We purchased
from them a quantity of dried pounded fish, which they had
prepared in that way for sale. They have six scaffolds of a
great size for the purpose of drying their fish on.
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rapids and therefore carried part of our baggage overland, about three quarters of a mile; and then took the canoes over, one at a time. In going over, one of them filled with water, which delayed us three hours. The rapids continued 3 or 4 miles, after which the river became more placid. At night we came to a place where there is a considerable quantity of timber on the hills, both oak and pine, and camped at the mouth of a creek on the south side. The natives about here are, or pretend to be, very uneasy, and say the Indians below will kill us. We purchased from them a quantity of dried, pounded fish, which they had prepared in that way for sale. They have six scaffolds of great size for the purpose of drying their fish on.
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