Menzies' Journal. 



Puget Sound. 39 



from — They paddled off again in the dusk of the evening 

 so that we remaind quiet & unmolested all night. 



The morning of the 23** was so thick & foggy that we 

 did not quit our place of Encampment till after breakfast 

 when it cleard up so that we could go on with our exami- 

 nation — We first / pulled over to the opposite shore in 

 expectation of finding agreeable to the Account of the 

 Natives a River & procuring some more fish, we found it 

 a large Bay so flat & shallow that we could not approach 

 near the shore seemingly backd by a large extent of Marshy 

 Country, but we did not see any appearance of a River 

 though there may probably be some large streams as the 

 water was brakish, & as we were not likely to obtain a 

 nearer view of them or gain any advantage from them we 

 pursued the Arm which now took a sudden turn to the 

 North West, followd by a number of Canoes which joind 

 us from the large Bay, & as we were pulling on our Oars 

 without any wind they easily kept up with us for some 

 time & behavd very peaceably, & as I found one of them 

 very communicative I amused myself in obtaining some 

 knowledge of their language which I found very different 

 from that spoken at Nootka or at the entrance of De Fuca 

 Straits. 



As we were passing the Island we had examined yes- 

 terday on our right we were joind by a Canoe in which was 

 one of our one eyed acquaintance who had behavd so 

 treacherous & was so active against us two days before, 

 his conduct then entitled him to no favor from us & we 

 took no further notice of him than that of neglecting him 

 when we bestowd little presents on all the rest who were 

 with us on which account he soon went away & the other 

 Canoes likewise soon left us. We continued up this reach 

 which is about three leagues in the above direction & about 

 half a / league wide, passing about the middle of it a large 

 opening going off to the Southward & reaching an Island 

 at the further end of it about two in the afternoon where 

 we landed to dine & on account of the heavy rain thunder 

 & lightning which set in soon after we were obligd to pitch 

 our Tents & remain on it all night. 



On the 24th we set out pretty early to continue our 

 examination, here the arm trended more to the Northward 

 N N W. & after pursuing it about 7 or 8 miles we found 



1792. 

 May 22nd. 



May 23rd. 



Nlsqnally River 

 and Flats. 



Anderson Id. 

 Named after 

 A. C. Anderson, 

 !)f the Hudson's 

 Ray Co., who 

 save assis- 

 tance to the 

 U.S. Exploring 

 Expedition 

 under Commo- 

 dore Wilkes 

 when In charge 

 of Fort 

 Stellacoom 

 near by. 



Nlsqually 

 Reach. 



Dana Passage. 

 Uartstene Id. 



May 24th. 

 Case Inlet. 



