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and anchored in Baker's Bay, having had an interesting though in some 

 points a comparatively tedious voyage. 



The rain on Friday fell in torrents without interruption. On Saturday 

 the 9th, the doctor and I went on shore in Baker's Bay, where immediately 

 on stepping out of the boat we found Rubus spectabilis and Gauliheria 

 Shatton growing close to the water's edge. We picked many plants only 

 known to us as in the herbaria, others only by name. On returning to 

 the ship we found that a Canadian had been sent from the establishment, 

 accompanied by some natives, with fresh provisions for us. Several canoes 

 of Indians visited the ship and behaved civilly, bringing dried salmon, 

 fresh sturgeon, and dried berries of various kinds, which they readily 

 gave in exchange for trinkets, molasses, and bread. On Monday the llth 

 the vessel drew up to opposite the Fort and anchored at ' Point Ellis ' 

 on the north side of the river. On Tuesday the 12th we were received 

 by the late Mr. Alexander McKenzie, who showed us all attention in his 

 power. The country along the coast is mountainous and woody, consisting 

 principally of pines of various species, for a more particular description 

 of which the reader is referred to the account of this family from the 

 pen of Joseph Sabine, Esq. 



Cape Disappointment, on the northern point of the river, is a remark- 

 able promontory considerably elevated above the level of the sea, and 

 forms a good landmark for ships entering the river. This noble stream 

 is 4 miles in breadth at its confluence with the sea, widening into 

 deep bays ten to fourteen miles above with a deep rapid current. 

 On every occasion we continued our little excursions when the weather 

 permitted, when our attention was continually arrested by some new 

 or strikingly grand objects. Nothing gave us more sincere pleasure than 

 to find abundance of Hooker a lucens [sic] in the damp shady forests, and 

 Menziesia ferruginea. All my papers and trunks were sent on shore on 

 the 16th, and on the 19th I embarked in a small boat with Dr. John 

 McLoughlin, chief factor, who received me with every demonstration of 

 good feeling and gave me all kindly offices which he had in his power to 

 bestow. 



Here I may be permitted to tender my warmest thanks to my friend 

 the captain for his kindness during my voyage. The following night, 

 at ten, we arrived at Fort Vancouver, ninety miles from the sea, a few 

 miles below Point Vancouver, the spot where the officers of that expedition 

 terminated the survey of the river in 1792. The scenery from this place is 

 sublime high well-wooded hills, mountains covered with perpetual snow, 

 extensive natural meadows and plains of deep fertile alluvial deposit 

 covered with a rich sward of grass and a profusion of flowering plants. 

 The most remarkable mountains are Mounts Hood, St. Helens, Vancouver, 

 and Jefferson, which are at all seasons covered with snow as low down 

 as the summit of the hills by which they are surrounded. From this 

 period till May 10th my labour in the neighbourhood of this place was 

 well rewarded by Ribes sanguineum, Berberis Aquifolium, B. glumacea, 

 (B. nervosa, Pursh), Acer macrophyllum, Scilla esculenta,i Pyrola 

 1 Camassia esculenta, Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. ii. p. 186. 



