Mensies Journal. 



Restoration Point. 



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from the Eastern Shore of the Arm to whom Cap* Van- 

 couver made some presents of Blue Cloth Copper Iron &c. 

 but as soon as they got / into their Canoes they offerd 

 every thing they got for sale to our people but the Copper, 

 which shcwd they put most value on that Metal. — They 

 were of the same Tribe & spoke the same language as those 

 we saw in Puget's Sound. 



In the edge of the wood I saw a good deal of Ash & 

 Canadian Poplar. 



On the 29th Cap* Vancouver & Mr Johnstone returnd 

 from their Cruize when we learnd it was their fire we saw 

 on the small Island in our return to the Ship on the evening 

 of the 26th as already related. We further learnd that they 

 pursued the Arm they went to examine in a South East 

 direction for about four leagues when they found it enter 

 that extensive Bay running up almost to the bottom of 

 Mount Rainier which we have already described — then 

 Steerd on a South westerly direction for about three leagues 

 till they came into our Arm leading to the South ward, & 

 being doubtfull of its being the same that we went up they 

 pursued it & went over nearly the same ground that we did, 

 with only this difference that they were more tenacious of 

 keeping the Larboard Shore on board & we the Starboard 

 so that they did not examine the small arm leading to the 

 westward. 



In one place in the South East Arm they saw two or 

 three small Huts from which about ten Natives accom- 

 panied them a little way in four Canoes offering them 

 nothing else for sale but Bows & Arrows, which we con- 

 ceive was a sure sign of their peaceable intentions. 



(f. 134* blank.) 



The Morning of the thirtieth of May was calm & clear 

 till eight, when a light breeze sprung up from the South- 

 ward with which we weighd & made Sail to the Northward 

 back the arm to join the Chatham. At noon our Latitude 

 was 47° 42' north within three or four miles of the arm 

 leading off to the Northward which we soon after enterd, 

 but having calms & baffling winds alternately we were obligd 

 to ply up the arm, & about the dusk of the evening had sight 

 of the Chatham an (sic) Anchor close to a point of the 

 Starboard Shore, but the ebb tide setting strongly against 



1792. 

 May 28tb. 



Ash {Fraxinus 

 oregana) and 

 Populus 

 trichocarpa 

 (Cottonwood). 

 May 29th. 



Commencement 

 Bay and 

 vicinity of 

 Tacoma. 



May 30th. 



