Journal of Travels Over the Rocky Mountains

appearance arrived ascended bank barren Bear River bluff bottom California camp Cascade cattle Clackamis Clatsop Plains Columbia river commenced covered with grass creek crossing Dalles day we traveled distance dollars eight miles emigrants encamped Falls families feet fifteen miles five miles fork Fort Hall Fort Vancouver four miles grazing ground groves half hill horses Hudson's Bay Company hundred yards Indians JOEL PALMER land Lewis River miles brought miles in width mill Missouri morning Mount Hood mouth Nez Perce language night Oregon City Oregon Territory Oregon Trail pack Palmer party passed Platte prairie provisions rain range of mountains ravine reached ridge road rock rocky route running Sandy settlement side six miles snow soil spring branch stream thence three miles timber trail tribe twelve miles twenty-five wagons Wallawalla Whitman massacre Whitman's Willamette valley Yam-hill yards in width