Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific

CHAPTER XXI.

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Departure from Astoria Or Fort George.--Accident.--Passage of the Dalles or Narrows.--Great Columbian Desert.--Aspect of the Country.--Wallawalla and Sha-aptin Rivers.--Rattlesnakes.--Some Details regarding the Natives of the Upper Columbia.