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produced such a sensation of terror as had 
never filled my mind before, for I had at no 
time experienced a storm under similar cir- 
cumstances of loneliness and unprotected 
destitution. Even my poor horses were 
unable to endure it without craving, as it 
were, protection from their master, which 
they did, by cowering close to my side, 
hanging their heads upon me and neighing. 
Towards daylight the storm abated, and 
before sun-rise the weather was clear, 
though very cold. I could not stir with- 
out making a fire and drying some of my 
clothes, every thing being soaked through ; 
and I indulged myself with a pipe of to- 
bacco, which was all I could afford. At 
ten o'clock I started, still shivering with 
cold, though I had rubbed myself so hard 
with a handkerchief before the fire, that I 
could no longer endure the pain. Shortly 
after, I was seized with intense head-ache, 
pain in the stomach, giddiness, and dim- 
ness of sight. All my medicine being re- 
duced to a few grains of calomel, I felt 
unwilling, without absolute necessity, to 
take to this last resource, and therefore 
threw myself into a violent perspiration by 
strong exercise, and felt somewhat relieved 
towards evening, before which time I ar- 
rived at three lodges of Indians, who gave 
me some fish. The food was such as I 
could hardly have eaten, if my destitution 
were less ; still I was thankful for it, espe- 
cially as the poor people had nothing else 
to offer me. The night being dry, I camp- 
ed early, in order to dry the remaining part 
of my clothing. 
Thursday the 25th. Weather dull, cold, 
and cloudy. When my friends in England 
are made acquainted with my travels, I fear 
they will think that I have told them no- 
thing but my miseries. This may be very 
true; but I now know, as they may do al- 
so, if they choose to come here on such 
an expedition, that the objects of which I 
am in quest cannot be obtained without 
labour, anxiety of mind, and no small risk 
of personal safety, of which latter state- 
ment my this day's adventures are an in- 
stance. I quitted my camp early im the 
morning, to survey the neighbouring coun- 
DOUGLAS’ EXCURSION TO 
try, leaving my guide to take charge. 
the horses until my return in the evenir 
when I found that he had done as I vish 
ed, and in the interval dried some wet pa 
I met an Indian, who on perceiving 
instantly strung his bow, placed on his 
arm a sleeve of Raccoon skin, and s 
on the defensive. Being quite sati 
that this conduct was prompted by fes 
and not by hostile intentions, the poor 
low having probably never seen such 
being as myself before, I laid my 
my feet, on the ground, and waved 
hand for him to come to me, which he 
slowly and with great caution. I 
made him place his bow and quiver 
rows beside my gun, and striking @ 
gave him a smoke out of my own 
and a present of a few beads. With 
pencil I made a rough sketch of the 
and Pine Tree which I wanted to o 
and drew his attention to it, when ne! 
stantly pointed with his hand to the 5i 
fifteen or twenty miles distant towards 
South ; and when I expressed my 1ntenh™— 
of going thither, cheerfully set about § 
companying me. At mid-day I reat 
my long-wished-for Pines, and lost no” 
in examining them, and endeavou 
collect specimens and seeds New 
strange things seldom fail to make 
impressions, and are therefore treg 
so that lest I should 
again see my friends in England to 7 
immensely grand tree, here * 
the dimensions of the largest I could 
among several that had been blown 
by the wind. At three feet from the 
its circumference is 57 feet 9 nC 
one hundred and thirty-four feet, uum 
inches; the extreme length + 
rally 
height of the tree ; the 
