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Amusement Boats employed Surveying the Harbor Dangerous situa- 

 tion of Mr. May and Crew Rescued by Lieutenant Budd The King's 

 Schooner assists us in our Surveying Duties Return to Oahoo to fill up 

 with Provisions Receive an Official Visit from the Governor of the 

 Island His connection with the Royal Family. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Sail for the Northwest Coast of America Description of the Villula, or 

 " little man of war" Arrive off the Columbia River Owing to bad 

 weather do not venture to enter Steer for Puget Sound Narrow es- 

 cape from Shipwreck Loss of a Russian vessel near the same spot 

 Savage Character of the Natives Enter Puget Sound Boarded by two 

 Canoes Description of the Indians living along the Shores Arrival at 

 Nisqually Survey Hood's Canal Celebration of the 4th of July on 

 Shore Serious Accident Receive a visit from Doctor McLaughlin 

 Chief Factor and Governor of the Hudson Bay Company Lieutenant 

 Johnson returns from an excursion in the interior. 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Exploration and Survey of Chickelees River Difficulties with the Indians 

 at Grey's Harbor Scarcity of Provisions Obliged to subsist on dead 

 fish picked up on the beach Arrival of Lieut. De Haven with provi- 

 sions He communicates to us the loss of the " Peacock" Arrival at 

 Astoria Kindness of Mr. Birnie Character of the Indian Tribes about 

 Astoria Receive orders from Captain Wilkes to join him at Vancouver 

 Indian Burial Grounds Arrival at Vancouver Observations on the 

 Columbia River Received orders to join the Overland Expedition to 

 California Sketch of a life at Vancouver. 



CHAPTER XX. 



Early History of Oregon, derived from the most reliable authorities 

 Cook Vancouver McKenzie Twiss Greenhow. 



CHAPTER XXI. 



Leave Vancouver to join the Overland Party to California encamped, on 

 the Banks of the Willamette River Rev. Mr. Cone, on his way to Van- 

 couver His account of our party ; Five Americans building a Schooner 

 Their account of the Country The Falls Indian Superstition Sal- 

 mon Fishery Observations on the Scenery and Navigation of the River 



