1843,] CAPT, FREMONT’S NARRATIVE. am 
‘was worn over a large portion of its surface | and stores for our winter journey. Three 
into circular holes and well-like cavities, by | Indians, from the family to whom the canoe 
the abrasion of the river, which, at the sea- belonged, were to assist in working 
son of hich rom is spread out over the | her during the voyage, and, with them, our 
adjoining sta water party cdnaiated of Mr. Preuss and my- 
ct paailagd through this coat self, with Bernier and Jacob Dodson. | 
an me he event had occurred to Mr. Ap- | charge of the party which was to remain at 
plegate’s party, in the loss of one of their | the Dalles I left Carson, with instructions te 
boats, whieks had been carried under water in | occupy the people in making pack 
the midst of the Dalles, and two of Mr. a and refitting their equipage. The village 
i i i th was 
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misfortune was attributed only to want of | on the right bank of the river, about ten 
- skill in the pont os at this season there | miles below, at the ‘uth me 8 Tinanens 
is no impediment to navigation; although | creek ; hil s proceeded 
the place is vinirely hinipedeabie at high wa- | down the river with the instruments, ina 
ter, when boats pass safely over the great | little canoe paddled by two cain, Mr. Per- 
falls above, in the eee —_ state in which | kins accompanied me with the remainder of 
the emigran 
se 
The basalt her pon recisely the same as | had just left the Dalles at the time of our ar- 
that which bates the rock of the valley | rival, travelling’some by water and 
He up the cabaaee: hese very compact, | land, making ark-like rafts, on which 
te few round c had embarked their families and household, 
e passed nid iy shee or four miles | with their large wagons and other furniture, 
down the level valley, mee encamped near | while their stock were driven along the 
the mission. haracter of the forest | shore. 
‘growth here changed, and we found our-| For about five miles below the Dalles, the 
selves, with pleasure, again among oaks and | river is narrow, and probably very — ; but 
other forest trees of the east, to which we | during this distance it is somewhat open, 
ad long been strangers; and the hospitable | with grassy bottoms on the left. Entering, 
and kind reception with which we were wel- | then, among the lower mountains o 
comed among our count ple at the mis- | Cascade range, it assumes a general chara 
sion aided the momentary illusion of home ter, and high and steep rocky hills shut it in 
on either side, rising abruptly in 5 
a a large school house, with stables, barn, | the height of My = feet above the water, and 
ee and large cleared fields between | gradually acquiring @ more 
ses and the river bank, on which | character as the river approaches the Can 
were scattered the wooden huts of an Indian | cades. 
@, gave to the valley the ees nd| After an — travel, when the sun was 
oto air of civilisation, and had in our eyes | nearly down, we searched along the shore 
an appearance of abundant and ei inie com- | for a bron place, and | to prepare 
supper. . We had been well pe by our 
Our land journey found here its western | friends at the mission with de 
termination. The delay involved in getting | salmon, which had been taken at the fattest 
os camp to the right bank of t sep teint eget: — +2 
in retin a road t continu- | and sugar. We were. ed at 
ous forest to Vancou a journey | in our mode of travel and living. 
* i oe cre sadist 
em mi eatifal 1 ara ‘comt bl 
preity animals, there plentiful mae y comfortable provisions 
interval of three days in which seat 2 supplied the first of wants. We enjoyed the 
; no food therefore contrast which i 
‘Tequired, meet me at the Dalles, from whic a German ; Bernier, creole ew ds and e 
int I proposed to en ward f. 
ae 
iey. The day arrival being| Being now upon the ground explored by | ae 
“Sunday, no business could be done at the| the South Sea expedition under Capt 
os 3 but on Monday Mr. Perkins assist- hese and moving see ee the §} 
ed me in procurin: the Indians a large | of uniting my survey with his, us pre-~S/ 
a i to ir | senti connected exploration from the \ 
in: 
¢anoe, in which I designed to complete our a conn 
journey to Vancouver, where I expected to | Mississippi to the Pacific, and 
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