Wappato

At the mouth of the Wallammette river is an island some fifteen miles in length by nearly the same distance in breadth, called Wappato; it is of a deep alluvial soil, formed from sedimentary deposites and decayed vegetable substances, and is very rich and densely timbered.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE 1841

Wappato inlet and back of Wappato Island which Island is formed by a

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

Cutting out. about 4 oClock P M all the Indians left us, and returned to their Village. they had brought with them Wappato, & pashequa roots

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

I entered one of the rooms of this house and offered Several articles to the nativs in exchange for Wappato. they were Sulkey and they positively refused to

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

Soon after we had landed two Indians Came from a War kia cum village on the opposit Side with 2 dogs and a fiew Wappato to Sell neither of which we bought.

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

The roots which they use are Several different kinds, the Wappato which they precure from the nativs above, a black root which they call

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

The Country on either Side is fertile, the bottom on the South Side is wide and inter sperced with Small ponds in which the nativs gather their Wappato. back of this bottom the Country rises to about 200 feet and the Soil is very rich as that also above q Sandy river quite to the Mountains. the Country on the N. Side from a fiew

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

Mount Hood bears East from this place and is distant from this place about 40 miles. this information if true will render it necessary to examine the river below on the South Side behind the image canoe and Wappato islands for some river which must water the Country weste of the western mountains to the Waters of

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

Cath'-lah-mah nation the great Chief Shahhar-wah cop who reside not far above us on the South Side of the Columbia River, this is the first time I have Seen the Chief, he was hunting when we passed his village on our way to this place, we gave him a medal of the Smallest Size, he presented me with a basquet of Wappato, in return for which I gave him

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

Shall Completely, both mentally and Corparally, the repast which the hand of Civilization has produced for us. at present we were Content with eating our boiled Elk and Wappato, and Solacing our thirst with our only beverage pure water. two of our hunters who Set out this morning returned in the evening haveing killed two Buck Elks; they presented Capt.

The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791