1827, APRIL. LENGTH OF JOURNEY 255 



Descending the latter 40 



An allowance of my daily wanderings from Fort Vancouver, my 



headquarters 850 



In 1826. 



In March and April, from Fort Vancouver to the Kettle Falls 

 In May, journey to Spokane ...... 



In June, from Kettle Falls to the junction of Lewis and Clarke's Eiver 

 In June, journey to the Blue Mountains .... 



In July, a second to the same ...... 



In July, ascending Lewis and Clarke's River to the north and south 



branch ... 



A third journey to the Blue Mountains from that place . 



From Lewis and Clarke's River to Spokane 



From Spokane to Kettle FaUs ...... 



In August, from Kettle Falls to Okanagan by land 



From Okanagan to Fort Vancouver ..... 



In September, October, and November, from the Columbia to the 



Umpqua River and the country contiguous thereto 

 To the ocean and the bays north of the Columbia in December 

 Daily allowance from my places of rendezvous 



In 1827. 



2105 



620 

 150 

 414 

 190 

 137 



140 



loa 



165 



75 



130 



490 



593 

 125 

 600 



3932 



In March and April, the whole chain of the Columbia from the ocean 



to the Rocky Mountains ....... 995 



Total . . 7032 



My notes will show by what means it was gained. 



Saturday, 28iA.— Last night cold : minimum heat 18°, maximum, 51° ; 

 obliged to rise during the night to make fire. Delayed commencing my 

 journey, Mr. E. being employed laying the boat and other articles en cache, 

 untU 8 A.M., when we breakfasted and took leave of the main body of the 

 Columbia in a due east course. Passed a low point of wood of a mUe and 

 entered a swamp about three miles long, frequently sinking to the kaees in 

 water, which was doubly fatiguing from the thin ice on its surface, too 

 weak to bear us up. Crossed a deep muddy creek and entered a second 

 point of wood of an uneven hilly surface. At eleven obliged to have 

 recourse to my bears' paws or snowshoes, the snow 4 to 7 feet deep, being 

 then soft by the sun's influence. Much annoyed throughout the day 

 by their lacing or knotting becoming slack by the wet, and being little 

 skilled in the use of them, now and then I was falling head over heels, 

 sinking one leg, stumbling with the other ; they sometimes turning 

 backside foremost when they became entangled in the thick brushwood. 

 Passed several rivulets which were only seen at the rapid places, all the 



