Klickitat people
In the early 1850s, the Klickitat Tribe raided present-day Jackson County, Oregon from the north and settled the area. Modoc, Shasta, Takelma, Latgawas, and Umpqua Indian tribes had already lived within the present boundaries of that county.
Klickitat Mineral Springs
Two miles east of Klickitat, Washington are the Klickitat Mineral Springs. CO seeps from crevices in the basalt rock formation, presumed to originate from Mt. Adams. As early as 1879 a stage driver named Ed Phillips made side trips from Goldendale, Washington on his route between The Dalles, Oregon and Ellensburg, Washington for the carbonated water. While excavating one of the springs it caved in on him and he found himself in a warm mineral bath. The Native Americans in the nearby Wahkiakus village were already well aware of warm mineral baths, having built sweat houses utilizing the warm, carbonated water.