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Show 170 JOURNAL. cc:-s, r.s to the place most proper for winter q Jarters ; ancl the mo~ t of them were of opinion, that it ·would be best, in the first place, to go over to the ~ot!th ~.ide of the Ji ver, and ascertain w hcthet' good hunting ground could be found th~r:. Should that he the case, it wonld be a more ellg1ble place than 1tigher up the l'in.r, on. acco~nt of gettiog salt, as lhut is a very .scarce article 'VIth us. JV!onday '25th. The morning was pleasant, though t.}Qudy, with a white frost. W c loaded our canoes ~md proceeded on : went about 9 miles and made an ~1ttcmpt to cross the ri\'cr, hut fail ed ; we therefore kept up the north side, round Shallow-hay, and enca mpcd about 4 miles above it. Tuesday '26 th. The morning of this day was cloudy and wet; but we set out early, went about a 1nile and then crossed the river ; passing in our way several islcmcls. Immediately after we crossed we carne to a smnll village of the nati res, and procured a few roots, called \Vapto, from them, and then proceeded on, coasting- down the bay on the south ~ide. The whole of the de~y was \vet and unpleasant, and in the eYcning- we encamped for the night. fVn'ncsc!ay '2 itlt. v\'c set out early in a wet morning- ; coasted round, and turned a sharp cape n~t: uta n1ile; w l:en we fcund the swd1s rull ning so high that ·we hc.cl to halt, unload our canoes <1nd haul them out on the shore. Het·e we r'en1ained the afternoon and had a VC:JT wet night. T/w,·8dc:y '28th. \V e had a wet windy morning; some c[ L l~ e hunters went out, but had no luck. It rained all clay ; and we had here no fr esh water, but "hat was taken out of the canoes as the rain fdl. PridolJ '29th. The weather continues cloudy and wet. Cupt. Lewis with 4 men started, to go c!own and examine \r hethcr there is good hunting and wht"ther we can "'inter near the salt water. Some of the hunters ·wtnt out and in the e1·ening- returned witll· . .... , l I • vu t I ii1ing any g·..tme, which appea:-s sc(lrce. The hun ting is al so difficult, the country bt.:ing- full of thickt ·s and f,tllell ti rnbt:r. There were some showel'S uf l'ctin and hail durin g- the c.Lty. Su 'w\!ay 30th. This was a ft~ir d .ty; and som~ Lunters went round the cnpe and blled ~wo or tht ·e ~~ duckc;. This is al l the supply ·of fresh prov i s ior.~'i; that ·we h::t ve had ~ince we have been at this c~tmp. vVe lire almo3t altogether on pounded salmon. T! • ~..whole of the d<ty W<\S Lil', plcJsunt and warm for th £ season. Sunday 1s: Drcr. 1805. The "hole of this cL:y was c loudy. Some uf tbe hunters w~nt out but l1~1 J wt the fortune to kill any tl :i nt~, not e'·en a duc.:~- .ftlonday 2nd. The d.ty was ng-ain c lo t!(ly :-mel '" ct. Some of the hunters went out in the mo .·nlr.g- ; ~1 1: d in the afternoon one of t hem came in, after Lill i! . ...: :t fine tlk. A party of the men went on~ t:::> bri:·g i 11 t':... meat, which is a very seasonable supply, a num!)c:t' tamplaining of the b~d effects of the fish diet. N eithu · the hunte rs nor the men, who went for the meat returned . In the evening the wenthcr became clear, and we hnd a fine night. Tuesday 3rd. The rr.on ii r; w~ s fogg-y. Abou t 9 o'clock t:le men came in \i.it 1l t he m eat o[ the elk-~ T hey harl a clisng i'e c~ble trip, it bt:ing dctrk be for(! they <\nivcd at the place -~-rhe re the el!\. had bee11 killed; and the darkn~ss, fnllen timber and nn<lcr hl'tl ~b prevented th eit· return ; so that they had to encamp out all nighr. Six of the natives cnme to ou;.· ·c:l!np, the firs t wbo have appeared since our an·iraJ, and after staying an hour proceeded dO\vn the ri \'er. The ~rc:.tter part of the day was fair, but in the en.:ning it clouckd over and rained again. At dark our othe•· two hunters came in, nnd had killed 6 elk some distance from the river. Wedntsday 4 th. \Ve h~H.l a cloudy r<tiny morning-. The t'i ver w"s ~o rough, we could not st.t out with |