Native American Indians, Mount St. Helens Eruption, 1847

Native Americans on the Cowlitz River watching an eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1847. Cowlitz Indian legends tell of a time when Mount Rainier had an argument with his two wives, Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams. Mount St. Helens became jealous, blew her top, and knocked the head off Mount Rainier. Painted by Paul Kane (1810-1871)

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