Near The Dalles Dam, Washington - Lewis and Clark Trail on Waymarking.com

Marker Name: Route to “Bason” of Dead Water & Echelute Nation
Marker Text: On April 16, 1806 Lewis had a parcel of packsaddles made at Rock Fort campsite 4 miles below here while Clark made a trip to the Eshelute village upriver to trade for horses. Two days later they departed from Rock Fort.
”Here we found it necessary to unload the perogues and canoes and make a portage of 70 paces over a rock; we then drew our vessels up by a cord and the assistance of setingpoles. from hence we proceeded to the bason below the long narrows.” - Meriwether Lewis April 18, 1806
”In coming up, one of or small canoes got split so that we were obliged to carry the load two miles by land to this place. . . . Several of the men went up to the village with their buffalo robes, to dispose of them for horses.” - Patrick Gass April 18, 1806
”We deturmined to make the portage to the head of the long narrows with our baggage and 5 Small Canoes, the 2 large Canoes we Could take no further and therefore Cut them up for fuel. . . .we employed all hands in transporting our baggage on their backs and by means of 4 pack horse, over the portage.” - William Clark April 19, 1806

"Must Sees"at this location": The Dalles Dam Date Waymark Created: 08/01/2009 Do they allow dogs at this location?: Don't Know Rate this waymark as to importance:

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