Jive oak, knowing that those of other oa 
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of tobacco; and a pleasant smoke at evening would have been a relief 
which only a voyageur could appreciate. He tried the dried leaves of the 
: ks were sometimes used as a sub- 
stitute ; but these were too thick, and would not do. On the 4th he made 
seven or eight miles, walking slowly along the river, avoiding as much as 
~ possible to climb the hills. In little pools he caught some of the smallest 
“kind of frogs, which he swallowed, not so much in the gratification of hun- 
ger, as in the hope of obtaining some strength. Seattered along the river 
were old fire-places, where the Indians had roasted muscles and acorns ; 
but though he searched diligently, he did not there sueceed in i 
either. He had collected fire wood for the night, when he heard at some 
distance from the river the barking of what he thought were two dogs, and 
walked in that direction as quickly as he was able, hoping to find there 
- gome Indian but, but met only two wolves ; and, in his disappointment, the 
gloom of the forest was doubled. ‘ 
‘Travelling the next day feebly down the river, he found five or six In- 
dians at the huts of which we have spoken; ‘some were painting them- 
- selves black, and others roasting acorns. Being only one man, they did 
not run off, but received him kindly, and gave him a weleome supply of 
roasted acorns. He gave them his pocket knife in return, and stretched 
out his hand to one of the Indians, who did not appear to comprehend the 
motion, but jumped back, as if he thought he was about to lay hold of him. 
They seemed afraid of him, not certain as to what he was. 
Travelling on, he came to the place where we had found the squaws, 
h 
swhieh we momentarily expected to discover, to halt for any other thana pass- 
: 5 a few hours we reached a large fork, the northern branch of 
ght bank of the river, travelling for a while over 
