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John Day left at Bachelor Island July 3, 1812

Historical Place in Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Coast Ranges near Saint Helens Sewage Treatment / Boise Cascade, WA

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The Astorian flotilla continued up river to present day Bachelor Island where John Day was left with Indians. Robert Stuart had bartered goods with the Indians in exchange for their service of safely returning suicidal John Day to Astoria (Rollins 1935, 31, 43 note 53).

Irving summarized the safeguarding of John Day and the continuing Astorians as:

Fortunately Mr. Stuart met with some Indians accustomed to trade with Astoria. These undertook to conduct John Day back to the factory, and deliver him there in safety. It was with the utmost concern that his comrades saw the poor fellow depart; for, independent of his invaluable services as a first-rate hunter, his frank and loyal qualities had made him a universal favorite. (1836, 2: 112)

— Irving

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The preceding summary for the approximated July 3, 1812 John Day left at Bachelor Island location is used with thanks for the public domain sources 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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John Day left at Bachelor Island July 3, 1812