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Show JOL n ,. J I -'\. ... l.. . .I i..,il\ ~·our· (ln~:'tc·r·.s \\ ith l.ine ;~il'ls \\ !.;,-~1 she kcpc 41., 1 ro•,t' 'lkS. l o l·t1e L .:1~lll l' of tLe l•IJtl1...:ad9, whr, ll\ t' (.,Jl th~ W{.~ t. ~lt1 l ( f tile Hockr r.1cmnt~:ins, at.rl ( 'Xt~t .d s~~n,L <l ,t. w·e de'\ :1 tlH:! Colur.1Lia \Ye tr·tr<• . I ' .. . n_l!:ll' ton t wm a: nn eY;::..::~,thn ; a:j they oo n ot e"Xr.i-htt ~lh1,e 1JI)'ie kd11H ._ fJf carnal de:-ir~, nor app~ar ~1_dd1ct cl lo the cu.111110n rnstrnns of p1o5tittt· ~wn : nrh..l they are the m1iy n~ttion on the.: whoh ! uutt.. wl;erl.! u:~y u.~n~· l1t-~c: c:t:lfo,lit:· i.., reg·\nl ·d. In the ~\<.:11111!; ouc two htd!kl';) r~~mned, but had kill!!d nutbmg. • Sat llt'(/ay ':.2,zd. '\~ c h::1d a ciouciy \\ ct r1cr·n:n · . 1 L1·ee hur~U!r:; wet·e H: 1: o"'l "heed to rem:iln at sonie ~~o )d.~ Htltlng ground tmtil we s:wuld ~i! come up, ~~~I ·tx othu·s .to bunt nc:tr the fort. In the evening all thes_ came m, except one, \~ichout ~~nv success. Sanc!uy 2 3! d Ther~ was a chn1dy wet. morning·.The hunter who l'(.l1l,U!1ui out lctst ni 2·h t, came in ca:·Iy, and hucl killed lltl elk. "\Ve w~re ernplt "lt>f !l11s forenoon in <li\idin~ and p~ddng up om· l;td· lng· ; ~mel_ dhni:Hni :1~ it ~mwn~ the Ci.HHfi.!S, yrhich "etc fl\'e l.l rwmber, tht·ec L t;~~ utw tv. o sma:i. At 1 ~~:'Jn we I,ut it on boa;·rp} ; < ,'t'} at 1 u \: in.~ k left fort ( LttsfJp. The aftu·noon \, <.s fair we l). oceeded round Pc·i11l Viit~i· m, went about J ~ mile;, and en· c.lm[Jcd at the month of a creek, where we frJtllld the tLrce huntel's, th<~t had Lten ~u1t on aheacl : and '\· 10 had killetl t ·' o elk ••bout a n1ik "lltl :AU lr It fd.:itnnt. r .J!JJU!c~u '2-!tlJ. Aft(!}' a badni~~:n's rest, on ar.connt r; r tln! r .lln 15 liH'll went out and uroU'Yht the meat c1f ._l t lk !:, · :,~-= wo e ·.to o~..r cump. The n1orning was fair and atte:·. hreakl .. \st t:1ey hll crnbai'l{ed, exct pt the men h:..·· TJo r.o. nb-.·n •Y:-., •o t~l" ~.... . . I I . . ' l • J l •. Jhlt ''•He. 1 t H.: tide hue! ld~ ag-rcnnrj. T :lc huntez:~ ·• Lilt on in the small canoe r;h(_.'rlcl, and .... 1 ~ld to Wt It for tLe l'i~ing of tne tide. In about two hO"I'') I W~'~S auk to follow the other c~noes, r:HI prol'\; r.,dtd on aLout 12 miles ttJ a villa•.J'•· of ~h~ Cillti • JOUn .. AL. l9J .:~-mas w],ere t'1e rcc;t o{ the p~i·ty LQ<: k•ltcr1. ~Yh en 1 arri··cd we all proceeded on ~g:..tm, <md m the f'Vtning- c:1r<lmpecl at an old \ill .tge, '' bidt had t,et.n v~\catcd. J'ue~d.uJ 25th. \Yc "et out after bl'e.•kf<~<i~ and had a !.1ir mormng; prc,reeded on o 12 o'<.locl·, whLil we tl<.'"llll ha~ted, the wind and tic1e being IJoth 41g~t i11~t t:> • • ·rs. \\'hen the tide htgan to nse v.e \\ c11t 011 <tP,''--lll, • c. w ->ome of the natives in cat Jot::; de~cel1ding tlJe .ner, and in the afternoon passed an lndi.,n }!)dP:t', whtre o:1e (Jf the nH.:n purc:ha<.:t:d illl ott · t' skin.-.:\ t this time the wind J'o:;c and lle\v \ety ha1d uccomp~·ni-::d wi~h rain; 11 'J l\\ith<:.t<wdil ·r~ WL' pru<: eeded on till ni:~ht, when we carr e 10 tlt~ mut't1t c1f a sma}! creek Yvbich i'ormed a goo,] 1J;.ll'L,Hll' for {)til' Cc:!l10CS. Here we i'vnnd Se\ Cl:al or the nati \'{! . encamped and catching stut·g-ecJH, of which they Lad takt'n 11- la1 ge ones. . . JV1·dne.r:du.y :! 5th. Aftt.:r a dh :1Grec~~L ~ m~l1t'~j ram, and wind ' we continued onr 'ov.a !-!;C- As "e passe. d. :'!long I ~nw a great many flo\' Ci':i full. bloY\ n of dd ferenl cotours; arHl ~ rass ~dH.l ut1H!I' nerb:ige gt'owl! lg f<.~st: I saw nettll .. two fe~t l.ibh of tl.i::; :-;pring':; gro,Hh. . Tlnn·."?dm' 27 '1·. Thc1e \'~sa cloqr.y wet nurmtH~. ''Ve embal'kecl c<'l'ly ~ J1d v. ·nt al ( ut G miles. '' _l ~ n we came to a sma.ll I·H!' ,\!1 vi!L'~e, wh~re the tPtlvcs received u'l \el'y kimii,·. Tlj•.!Y. bt.'ln11~ to thL Ch\1- ook naucn, ~'11U ditT~i.' sn1.1ei! i:1g in t',dr 1 1 ·g':tn!~e from the Chi•l·ooks. 'Ye ~;ot srnnc ,\·apto roots and f:sh L·om the!n :..ntl then p ·oceelkd on, thotlf~h iL r.1iued vet· · h·wd. Two !->m.dl canoes went on ahead to Dec~· i~!~wd. iii ,•·d-:t' to kit: some game hy tht:.. time \I'L sbonid cunH~ up . . \ 't' :}as 'lui _sevu~al Jndid•l lod~(·;; wherl.! the n;.tt:n~s were h<:,lnng; for c. ·lUl ,. '01' . '11 J !•Ot " } •1 '''C 011' 0 11 of a. SP1t.dl C.l- • )., \..,. ' ~ I \. t) ..... :"')' ' "' ~ • l' ~c , a 11un.L~t •d• \' '.l h' ''i! :•.v ,u1 o .retl us ,.,. ·l'...'t l '.l. tt'tll"'1" L 1 u. 1 |