Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — Patrick Gass: October 28, 1805
After early rain, the morning turned clear and the party set out at 8 a.m. They traveled about four miles to a small Native village, where they spent an hour and obtained some dogs. After continuing roughly another mile, strong headwinds forced them to halt for the day, with intermittent showers passing through. One of the men hunted and killed a deer in the evening. The group camped overnight in a safe harbor, with Native people staying alongside them.
rain; but at sun rise the morning was fine and clear. At 8
o’clock we embarked, went about 4 miles and halted at a
small village of the natives and got some dogs from them.
Here we staid about an hour and proceeded on again for
about a mile, when we were compelled to stop on account of
the wind, which blew so hard ahead that we were unable to
continue our voyage. In the course of the day there were
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some showers of rain. In the evening one of the men went
out and killed a fine deer. We were in a good safe harbour
and remained there all night, accompanied by the natives.
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It rained, but at sunrise the morning was fine and clear. At 8 o'clock we set out, went about 4 miles, and stopped at a small village of the natives and got some dogs from them. We stayed here about an hour and then continued on for about a mile, when we were forced to stop because of the wind, which blew so hard against us that we were unable to continue our voyage. During the day there were some showers of rain.
In the evening one of the men went out and killed a fine deer. We were in a good, safe harbor and remained there all night, accompanied by the natives.
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