The Columbia River . ng the cataract of the Cas-cades and raising the River above, some forty feet. Here the explorers had their last portage. On thesecond day of November they reached the foot of theCascades and perceived the movement of the tide, whichmade it plain to them that the ocean was near athand. Yet, in reality, it was much farther than theythought, for the majestic lower River extends onehundred and sixty miles from the foot of the last cata-ract to the Pacific. It is interesting to notice com-ments made by the explorers upon the green andfertile islands at the lower end of the Cas
The Columbia River . ng the cataract of the Cas-cades and raising the River above, some forty feet. Here the explorers had their last portage. On thesecond day of November they reached the foot of theCascades and perceived the movement of the tide, whichmade it plain to them that the ocean was near athand. Yet, in reality, it was much farther than theythought, for the majestic lower River extends onehundred and sixty miles from the foot of the last cata-ract to the Pacific. It is interesting to notice com-ments made by the explorers upon the green andfertile islands at the lower end of the Cascades, andthat spired and turreted volcanic cliff which they calledBeacon Rock, but which we know now as Castle Rock. The rest of the journey of Lewis and Clark wasa calm floating down the tranquil flood of the lowerColumbia in the midst of the fog and clouds which atthat season of the year generally embrace all November 7th the mist suddenly broke away be-fore them, the bold mountainous shores vanished in. «Bi*s»nW5^- ?^^^il^:^ ^?. Cabbage Rock, Four Miles North of The , by Lee Aloorehouse, Pendleton. First Steps across the Wilderness 85 front, and, through the parted headlands, they lookedforth into the expanse of the ocean. Their journey was now ended. They had demon-strated the possibility of crossing the continent and oflinking together the waters of the Missouri and theColumbia. The winter of 1805-06 was spent in log buildingsat a point named by the explorers. Fort Clatsop, situ-ated on the Lewis and Clark River at the south sideof the Columbia a few miles from the present site ofAstoria. The location of this fort has been identifiedin modern times, as has also the location of the saltcairn, upon what is now known as the Seaside Beach,commemorated by an inscription. One of the interesting little human touches in thenarrative of Captain Lewis describes the casting of awhale upon Clatsop Beach and the journey of theparty to see the great marine curi
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