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parts of the river with an Indian boy of Baptist Mackay as my guide, 

 but owing to an accident which befel me, and some little difficulties having 

 arisen, I was obliged to return lamed and broken down. In the mean- 

 time we had gone down the southern bank of the river within twenty- 

 three miles of the ocean, near to a small rapid, the termination of the 

 tide as well as the termination of the woody country. Our new Indians 

 from the village a mile below brought us some very fine salmon trout 

 of large size, 15 to 25 Ib. in weight. 



23rd to 31st. The chief from the upper village, ' Centrenose ' by 

 name, having come to pay us a visit and who seemed well disposed 

 towards us, undertook to accompany Mr. McLeod and party along 

 the sea-shore, while his eldest son would accompany me to the higher 

 parts of the river, which was forthwith agreed to. I took only two 

 horses, for my new guide had no experience with such animals, and 

 with other things this was as much as I could well manage. I 

 retraced my steps to the place whence I was obliged to return a few days 

 since, and crossed the river at the house of my new guide's father, where 

 I was civilly and kindly entertained with salmon trout, hazel nuts and 

 nuts of Laurus regia\ roasted in the embers. Among the riches of his 

 father's home were fifteen wives, one of whom he was at pains to make 

 me understand was his mother. He had himself been wedded only 

 a few days, and had some reluctance of leaving his young bride. I camped 

 four miles higher up the river, close to an Indian village, at dusk, when the 

 kind inhabitants kindled my fire, some brought me nuts, another salmon 

 trout, a third water from the river to drink. 



Tuesday 24fA, Wednesday 25th. These were days of hard labour, 

 wet and dreary, with hail and thunder and lightning during both nights. 

 Having to pass along the brow of two high hills that were greatly obstructed 

 by fallen timber, my poor horses were worn down to the greatest 

 extremity. 



I had left my new guide at the camp and proceeded in a south-east 

 direction, and had only crossed a low hill when I came to abundance of 

 Pinus Lambertiana. I put myself in possession of a great number of perfect 

 cones, but circumstances obliged me to leave the ground hastily with only 

 three a party of eight Indians endeavoured to destroy me. I returned 

 to the camp, got the horses saddled, and made a speedy retreat. To-day 

 I killed two large bears, and one next morning. With hostile Indians and 

 incessant rains, together with the lateness of the season, fatigued and 

 broken down I could have but little zeal to continue my exertions ; and 

 after consideration what I ought to do, I resolved to return to the sea 

 and there wait the arrival of Mr. McLeod from the south. Accordingly 

 I did so. 



November 1st. On arriving at the old camp I found Michel Laframboise 

 and Jean Baptist Mackay, who informed me the Indians were far from 

 being friendly disposed ; we were therefore under the necessity of keeping 

 A vigilant watch. My new guides behaved in every way I wished, and 

 I paid considerably beyond what I promised, which pleased them well. 

 1 Umbdlularia californica, Sargent, Silva N. Am. vii. p. 22. 



