We visited fort William, (Wyeth's new settlement upon Wappatoo island,) which is about fifteen miles from the lower mouth of the Wallammet.
It is covered with numerous islands, the largest of which is that called Wappatoo Island, about twenty miles in length.
The Wappatoo inlet extends three hundred yards wide, for ten or twelve miles to the south, as far as the hills near which it receives the waters of a small creek, whose sources are not far from those of the Killamuck river.
On the sluice which connects the inlet with the Multnomah, are the tribes Cathlanahquiah and Cathlacomatup; and on Wappatoo island, the tribes of Clannahminamun and Clahnaquah.
This river, which the Indians call Multnomah, from a nation of the same name residing near it on Wappatoo Island, enters the Columbia one hundred and forty miles above the mouth of the latter river.
We purchased some wappatoo and a little tobacco, very much like that we had seen among the Shoshonees, put up in small, neat bags made of rushes.
Wappatoo Island is a large extent of country lying between the Multnomah River and an arm of the Columbia.
The wappatoo is dear, as they themselves are obliged to give a high price for it to the Indians above.
Their principal food is fish, wappatoo roots, and some elk and deer, in killing which with arrows they seem to be very expert; for during the short time we remained at the village, three deer were brought in.
The party made great use of the wappatoo after they had learned how well it served in place of bread.
Next day, they reached an Indian village where they purchased "some wappatoo and a dog for the invalids.
This is a large extent of country lying between the Willamette and an arm of the Columbia which they called Wappatoo Inlet, but which is now known as Willamette Slough.
The young bears were sold for wappatoo to some of the many Indians who visited us in parties during the day and behaved very well.
The most important point in this region of the Columbia was named Wappatoo Island by the explorers.
He established a post, which he named Fort William, onWappatoo Island (now Sauvie's Island).
In the winter and spring of 1835, I planted wheat on the Willamette and on Wappatoo Island.
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