Wishram Indian

I entered one of the houses in which I Saw a British musket, a cutlash and Several brass Tea kittles

Saw them boiling fish in baskets with Stones,
William Clark

Wishram Indian woman in full dress and basket on her back. She is standing on a large basalt rock and looking at the Columbia River.

Photo by Edward S. Curtis circa 1911.

Rock Fort at The Dalles

rained hard the later part of last night. cleared up this morning
-John Ordway-

Rocky plateau on a wet day

Photo date: November 8, 2008. Some modern artifacts have been obscured.

Cliffs across from Crates Point

we proceeded on river inclosed on each Side in high Clifts of about 90 feet of loose dark coloured rocks
-William Clark-

Tall basalt cliffs with forested table land on top

Above the Cascades of the Columbia

The wind which is the cause of our delay, does not retard the motions of those people at all, as their canoes are calculated to ride the highest waves, they are built of white cedar or Pine verry light wide in the middle and tapers at each end, with aperns, and heads of animals carved on the bow, which is generally raised.
-William Clark-

Historic photo of Chinook canoe with animal head sculpted in the bow.

Photo by Edward S. Curtis circa 1910.