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Robert Stuart July 16, 1812 Campsite

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The Astorian’s boats, were towed along the river bank and sometimes portaged, during the final stretch they were “towed along the Rocks for a mile to a fine sand Beach” near the lower end of the Short Narrows or Ten Mile Rapids (Rollins 1935, 53, 65 note 10).

They camped on the beach, just upstream from a friendly Indian village, but an alarm was quickly sounded:

In fact, they had scarcely set their first watch one night, when an alarm of “Indians!” was given. “To arms” was the cry, and every man was at his post in an instant. The alarm was explained; a war party of Shoshonies had surprised a canoe of the natives just below the encampment, had murdered four men and two women, and it was apprehended they would attack the camp. The boats and canoes were immediately hauled up, a breastwork was made of them and the packages, forming three sides of a square, with the river in the rear, and thus the party remained fortified throughout the night.The dawn, however, dispelled the alarm; the portage was conducted in peace …”. (Irving 1836, 2: 114)

— Irving

The dawn, however, dispelled the alarm; the portage was conducted in peace …”. (Irving 1836, 2: 114)

— Irving

Attribution of Source Material

The preceding summary for the approximated July 16, 1812 Robert Stuart Campsite location is used with thanks for the public domain source of Irving 1836. Additionally, appropriate parenthetical citations are used with thanks and credit in specific summary passages and quotes for sources that are not in the public domain Rollins 1935. Errors regarding unintended and improper copyright usage will be corrected immediately following notification.

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Irving, Washington. Astoria, Or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains. Vol. 2. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1836. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Astoria_Or_Anecdotes_of_an_Enterprise_Be/t6k-AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0.

Rollins, Phillip A., ed. 1935. The Discovery of the Oregon Trail: Robert Stuart’s Narrative of His Overland Trip Eastward from Astoria in 1812-1813. Bison Book Edition reprinted from the original 1935 edition by Edward Eberstadt and Sons. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1995.

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