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pis in the’ aia humid season, Which, in the narrow region” 
lying between th cand the Cascade mountains, and for a considerable 
distance along the st supplies the place of winter. 
‘In the morning, the first object that attracted my attention was the barque 
Columbia, lying at anchor near the landing. She was about to start on her 
ares to England, and was now ready for sea re detained only in 
ing the arrival of the express batteaus, hight escend the Columbia 
and its north fork with the overland mail from Canada and Hudson’s bay, 
which had been delayed beyond their ustial time. 1 immediately waited 
upon Dr. McLaughlin, the executive officer of the Hudson Bay Company 
in the territory west of the Rocky mountains, who received me wi the 
courtesy and hospitality for which he has been eminently distinguished, 
and which makes a forcible and delightful impression on a traveller from 
the long wilderness from which. we had issued. I was immediately sup- 
plied by him with the Patra, stores and provisions to refit and support 
my Say in our contemplated winter journey to the States; and also Sith 
a Mackinaw boat and canoes, manned with Canadian and Iro udis Voya- 
geurs and Indians, for their transportation to the Dalles of the Columbia. 
In addition to this efficient kindness in furnis me with these necessary 
supplies, I received from him a warm and fratitbing sympathy i in the suf- 
fering which his great experience led him to anticipate for us in our home- 
ward journey, and a letter of recommendation and credit for any officers 
of the Hudson Bay Company into. Whose ie we might be driven by 
unexpected misfortune. 
Of course, the future supplies for my party were paid for, bills on the 
Government of the United States being readily taken; but every bee 
attention was extended to me, and I aecepted an invitation to take a 
in the fort, “and to. mike myself at home while J staid.” 
J found many American emigrants at the fort; others had already cro 
the river into their land of Meats tis alahmette valley. Others re» 
daily eM and all of them had been furnished with gree so far as” 
stabil it. 
ais. 
it could y the buildings connected with 
Necessary | clothing ad poisons (the latter: to be after ee 
a from the pr were also fur _ : 
lance va ue to ec emigrat ose famil 
othefWvise expos | the winter ding, whith fol tow —_ 
commenced ; e in want of all the oe mon ~ * 
tains were 
had ayes 
arations had been compte, and we = 
return. on apg ratifying 
