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‘be, made, which his party required, meet me at the Dalles, from which point 
I proposed to commence our homeward journey. The day after our ar- 
rival being Sunday, no business could be done at the mission; but on 
Monday. Mr. Perkins assisted me in procuring from the Indians a large ca- 
noe, in which I designed to complete our journey to Vancouver, where I 
expected to obtain the necessary supply of provisions and stores for our — 
winter journey. Three Indians, from the family to whom the canoe be- 
longed, were engaged ‘to assist in working her during the voyage, and, with 
hem, ou water party consisted of Mr. Preuss and myself, with | Bernier and 
Dodson. In charge of the party which was to remain at the Dalles 
I left Carson, with i instructions to occupy the people in making pack saddles 
and refitting whey equipage. The village from which we were to take the 
canoe was on the right bank of the river, about ten miles below, at the 
mouth of the Tinanens creek; and while Mr. Preuss: proceeded down the 
-, iver with the instruments, in a little canoe paddled by two Indians, Mr. 
Perkins accompanied me with the remainder of the party by land. The 
last of the emigrants had j just left the Dalles at the time of our arrival, trav- 
elling some by water and others by land, making ark-like rafts, on which 
they had embarked their families and household, with their large wagons 
and other furniture, while their stock were driven along the shore, 
. For about five miles below the Dalles, the river is narrow, and probably 
very deep ; but during this distance it is somewhat open, with rassy bot- | 
toms ~ the left. Entering, then, among the lower mountains e Cas- 
d umes a general character, and high and maw rocky hills 
au ‘eo on Mange’ side, rising fees in places to thevheight of 4,500 
feet above the water, and gradually acquiring a more mountainous char- 
_. acter as the river approaches the Cascades.. # 
After an hour’s travel, when the sun was near ly down, we penrehed along 
the Shore for a pleasant place, east halted to prepare supper. We had been 
_ well supplied by our friends a mission with delicions salted salmon, 
‘which had been taken at the ee season ; also, with potatoes, bread, cof- 
‘fee, and sugar. We were delighted at a change in our mode of trav elling 
and living. The canoe sailed smoothly down the river: at night we en- 
camped upon the shore, and a plentiful supply of comfortable provisions 
supplied the first of wants.. We enjoyed the contrast which it presented.to 
our late toilsome marchings, our night watchings, and our frequent priva- 
tion of food.. We were a motley group, but all happy: three unknown. In- 
dians; Jacob, a colored man; Mr. Preuss, a German ; nier, creole 
French ; and myself. ; wera we 
g now upon the gro ound explore py the South Sea expedi 
Wilkes, and having accomplished the object of uniting my survey 
and thus presenting a connected exploration from the Mississippi 
cific, and the winter being at hand, I pesemee it necessary to econ- 
rt ise ih in the re is custom ihe to anid. the 
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was very EN and the wind was fair, and the 
; the waves breaking into Sapa, ongside; 
ad bo apidly along betwee nm the dark 
10 a ight, we putsto the shore 
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