Friday the 20th. Much better, only 
; ‘stiff and sore, as if from carrying a heavy 
load: proceeded slowly about ten miles, 
but was much fatigued. On Saturday fell in 
with several Indians, accompanied by their 
chief, who gave us a large number of very 
fine Salmon-trout, three feet and a half 
long, of excellent quality, and taken by the 
Spear, as netting is here unknown. 
. Sunday the 22nd. Little worthy of note 
occurred. Our Indian friends brought us 
more fish, and a very large Black-tailed 
Deer (Cervus macrotis) was brought down 
by Mr. M'Leod's rifle. This is a grand 
animal, seldom seen further North than 479 
— N.lat,, and one-fifth larger than the Long 
an White-tailed Deer. It is often taken by 
a snare made of a species of ris (Iris te- 
naz, Bot. Mag. t. 3343), which, though no 
thicker than the little finger, is strong 
. enough to secure the largest Buffalo and 
the The women of this tribe are all 
fattooed, chiefly over the lower jaw in lines 
irom ear to ear. This kind of marking is 
Considered a great addition to beauty. I 
doubt not that such a lady in London, par- 
ticularly when in her full dress, of red and 
green earth applied to the upper part of 
her face, would prove, at least, an object 
of great attraction, 
. Mr. M‘Leod has been much engaged all 
day in making arrangements for his jour- 
hey to the country South of this river, 
where one large and two small rivers are 
. Said to exist. While he is in that quarter, 
* Purpose, if in health, to resume my route 
towards the head-waters of the Umptqua, 
where I have no doubt many rarities may 
iad be found. Centrenose (the principal 
~~ 4 came to our camp this afternoon, 
r “d with him Mr, M‘Leod means to make 
Arrangements for my being accompanied 
‘Gther by him or some of his sons. 
Monday the 23rd. Mr. M‘Leod has 
tile the desired arrangement, and while 
NN se goes with himself to the coast, 
of his sons will accompany me in my 
ches, which are chiefly directed to- 
the discovery of the great Pine so 
"y mentioned. The road being 
"dne and difficult to travel, I de- 
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clined the use of more horses than were 
absolutely needful, namely, one for my 
guide, and the other to carry my blanket 
and paper, and on which I could occasion- 
ally ride. Started at ten, and pursued the 
same course as I had taken four days ago; 
the Indians again behaving very civilly, 
putting me across the river in their ca- 
noes. By signs I made them understand 
my wishes, and they kindled a fire and 
brought me water, nuts, and roots of Qua- 
mass, with some fresh Salmon-trout, for 
which I repaid them with deer-flesh and 
tobacco, beads and rings. A shrubby Lu- 
pine grew on the banks of the river, nearly 
four feet high, but I could obtain no per- 
fect specimens. 
Tuesday the 24th. My new friends had, 
during the night, gone to a small Rapid 
on purpose to spear Trout for me, and 
woke me this morning long 'ere daylight, 
to eat. Proceeded about nine miles near 
the river, through a district which the thick 
woods rendered fatiguing, and then climbed 
over a bare hill, three thousand feet above 
the level of the sea, and re-entered an al- 
most impenetrable thicket. The rain fell 
in torrents. I ate the last bit of my deer- 
flesh, and with difficulty boiled a few ounces 
of rice; but as I am not sure of meeting 
with any Indians, so as to obtain fresh sup- 
plies, I mean to limit myself, at present, 
to one meal a-day. Here I observed, 
climbing over trees, a species of Vitis, the 
only one I have ever seen West of the 
Rocky Mountains. I made seventeen miles 
o 
e 
-day. 
Wednesday the 25th. Last night was one 
of the most dreadful I ever witnessed, the 
rain, falling in torrents, was accompaniet 
by so much wind as made it impossible to 
keep in a fire; and to add to my miseries, 
the tent was blown.down about my ears, 
so that I lay till daylight. rolled in my 
wet blanket, on Pteris aguilina, with the 
drenched tent piled above me. Sleep was, ` 
of course, not to be procured; every few 
minutes the falling trees came down with: 
a crash which seemed as if the earth was 
cleafing asunder, while the peals of thun- : 
a 
der and vivid flashes of forky lightning 
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