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was scarcely out of sight, when, by the care- 
ager of the Indians, the boat was d 
No 
work at the 
About noon, the two barges of the express 
from Mon at the upperportage 
landing, which, for large boats, is on the 
right bank of the river. They were a fine 
looking crew, and among them I remarked 
a fresh-look oman and her daughter. 
anada, It was satisfactory | a 
and speed wi hich thes 
experienced watermen effected the portage, 
nd ir boats over the cascade 
us 
communication is kept up between 
ints. 
The Cxnadian cr emigrant were 
clim: 
much cha- 
ate, and in- 
— wit! 
it continu 
beh: 
tinctly is climate here marked 
tain 
ary. 
November 17 
tunity 
tion of the 
—We had to-day an oppor- 
to vanibe the sketch of that por- 
river down which we had come 
ks | conve 
CAPT. FREMONT’S: NARRATIVE. | 
e | curred to me one 
‘beautiful illustration to the e 
(1843, 
these trees under water and destroyed them. 
But I venture to presume that the 
are older than the trees; and as these sub. 
merged for i 
along the river, I opportunity to sa- 
tisfy sen that hr - sive been formed by 
immense land s 
which ‘ack ate ‘hint in the river, and 
which brought down with them into the 
river the pines of t ountai one 
t 
anted itself, nom all ng ever-; 
ed 
green egetation of the! 
» | neighboring hil, directly amidst the falling 
nd ye s of the river trees. It oc 
t this ‘tsa 3 ve been a 
ellow le: 
srown into a confusion of in- 
yrs 40 — the afternoon we pass- 
ed a sandy bar in the river, whence we had 
e day again was pleas- 
At 10 o'clock we passed @ 
ut a 
‘arson removed the camp up the river 
a little nearer to the hills, where the animals 
ad better grass. 
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rmation of ba _Walahmette settlements j 
and he had reac i 
with invigora 
health. On the following day he continles 
his ene in our returning boats, to Van- 
parations for our homew 
journey, ma A Soak homeward, conten® 
route, a t circuit, 
the 
The cam oa now occ vied in ma : | 
the P tp) =| 
this route; the character 
