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Confluence of the Yakima with the Columbia River, Richland, Washington,

December 17, 2002

[View: northeast.  46º 14’ 29” N - 119º 16’ 35” W]

[Clark]                                                                     October 17^th Thursday 1805

I took two men in a Small Canoe and assended the Columbia river 10 miles to

an Island near the Stard. Shore on which two large Mat Lodges of Indians were

drying Salmon. . .  The number of dead Salmon on the Shores & floating in the

river is incrediable to Say and at this Season they have only to collect the fish

Split them open and dry them on their Scaffolsds. . .  from this Island the natives

showed me the enterance of a large Westerly fork which they Call Tâpetêtt at

about 8 miles distant. . .