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Portage of about 5 miles by a Rail Road on the North? South? bank was made, and from the head of the unclear we went on Board of the Steamer "Oneanta" and in the evening a little before night we had made the passage through through the Cascade Mts and was landed at Dallas City, and marched up to the Garrison back of the town about one mile and for choice we went into Quarters on the creek a short distance West of the Fort, where for the want of the necessary transportation we were obliged to remain until

Thursday May 11 1865 When our transportation train of 5 wagons, each drawn by 6 mules were in readiness, and were soon packed up and on our way passing through the City and up the Columbia River for a distance of about 4 miles, then leaving the River to our left we bear off to the right into the open hilly country and camped for the night on a small tributary of the Columbia called 5 Mile Creek. A small growth of willows along the branch is the only timber of any kind to be found. While the hills are