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CHAPTER IV. 



PREPARATIONS FOR THE SURVEY OF THE COLUMBIA— DIFFICULTIES AND DANGERS- 

 BAKER'S BAY — LIEUTENANT DE HAVEN SENT TO MEET MR. ELD — RAMSEY AND 

 GEORGE, THE PILOTS — RETURN TO ASTORIA — PURCHASE OF A BRIG-MESSRS. HALE 

 AND DANA GO WITH DR M'LAUGHLIN— TRADE WITH THE INDIANS— SUPERSTITIONS 

 OF THE INDIANS — SURVEY RESUMED — TONGUE POINT — THE VESSELS GROUND — 

 WAIKAIKUM— PREVALENCE OF FEVER AND AGUE — PILLAR ROCK— BOAT CAPSIZED— 

 KATALAMET POINT— LIEUTENANT EMMONS ORDERED TO SAN FRANCISCO— FIRE ON 

 MOUNT COFFIN — PORPOISE GROUNDS AGAIN — WARRIOR'S POINT— VANCOUVER— SIR 

 GEORGE SIMPSON — DIVIDENDS OF THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY— FORMAL DINNER- 

 CHANGED APPEARANCE OF VANCOUVER- OBSERVATIONS AT VANCOUVER— ARRIVAL 

 OF MR. ELD'S PARTY— HIS EXPEDITION— HIS DEPARTURE FROM NISQUALLY- SQUAW 

 CHIEF— PORTAGE TO THE SACHAL — LAKES— EMBARKATION AND DESCENT OF THE 

 SACHAL— COUNTRY ON THE CHICKEELES— CARVED PLANKS— MR. ELD ENTERS GRAY'S 

 HARBOUR— THE INDIANS REFUSE HIM AID— DIFFICULTIES ATTENDING THE SURVEY- 

 MR. ELD'S PARTY IS RELIEVED BY LIEUTENANT DE HAVEN— SURVEY OF THE RIVER 

 COMPLETED— CHARACTER OF GRAY'S HARBOUR— INDIANS OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD- 

 DEPARTURE FROM GRAY'S HARBOUR— PASSAGE ALONG THE COAST— ARRIVAL OF MR. 

 ELD AT ASTORIA— ORGANIZATION OF THE EXPEDITION TO CALIFORNIA— DEPARTURE 

 FROM VANCOUVER— POSTS OF THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY— TRADE OF THE HUDSON 

 BAY COMPANY — CLIMATE OF OREGON— WINDS— FEVER AND AGUE— INDIAN POPULA- 

 TION — PROGRESS DOWN THE RIVER — LETTERS FROM THE UNITED STATES — DEEP 

 WATER— SURVEY OF THE COWLITZ— PUGET ISLAND — PILLAR ROCK — CHANNEL AT 

 TONGUE POINT— RETURN TO ASTORIA— PORPOISE ANCHORS AT ASTORIA — PRIMEVAL 

 FOREST — PREPARATIONS FOR PASSING THE BAR — DISPOSITION MADE OF THE PEA- 

 COCK'S LAUNCH — BAR PASSED — SURVEYS COMPLETED — ORNAMENTS, NORTHWEST 

 COAST— WE SAIL FOR SAN FRANCISCO— LETTER OF THANKS TO DR. M'LAUGHLIN— 

 VOYAGE TO SAN FRANCISCO— ARRIVAL THERE— LAUNCH DESPATCHED TO MEET LIEU- 

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CHAPTER V. 



ARRIVAL OF THE VINCENNES AT SAN FRANCISCO— PREPARATIONS FOR THE SURVEYS 

 — SAUSALITO — LONG DROUGHT— PRESIDIO — ALCALDE OF YERBA BUENA— TOWN OF 

 YERBA BUENA— UNSETTLED STATE OF CALIFORNIA— CLIMATE OF SAN FRANCISCO- 

 SOIL— CLIMATE OF CALIFORNIA— RIVERS— HARBOURS— TRADE— MANUFACTURE OF WINE 



