240 MAKING ARRANGEMENTS. 



Dismond and Rogers, two sailors by the names of Brooks and 

 Ford, and a half-breed boy, named Joseph, who is to act as 

 interpreter. 



About the time we reached the shore, we saw the "Vin- 

 cennes"* weigh her anchor, and stand down the Sound ; the 

 breeze was favorable, and having all sails set, we soon lost 

 sight of her. 



8 P. M., we have just seen a Squaw Chief, of the Sachal 

 tribe, who has promised to meet us at the first " Portage," 

 and act as our guide to the Sachal River. 



At early daylight Mr. Eld and myself walked up to the 

 fort, and handed Mr. Anderson a list of the articles of trade 

 required, which he at once directed to be put up, and con- 

 veyed to our tents. After this we went, by invitation, on 

 board the Company's schooner, and breakfasted with her com- 

 mander, Captain Scarborough, whom we found to be a very 

 intelligent man, and from whom we received a good deal of 

 information, respecting the Company's affairs. From the 

 schooner, we returned to Nisqually, to take leave of Mr. An- 

 derson and Captain McNeil ; after which, we repaired to the 

 beach, caused the tents to be struck, and in a few minutes 

 more we were on our way to the first Portage. We had not 

 proceeded far, however, before we discovered that both our 

 canoes were leaking in all directions, and in order to prevent 

 their being swamped, it was necessary to keep one man in 

 each, constantly bailing. Everything fore and aft was wet 

 through, and the bread and flour were almost ruined. Owing 

 to this circumstance, which of course, checked our progress, 

 we have not been able to reach the first Portage to-day, as we 

 had hoped doing when we first set out. 



It is not very probable that we shall have occasion again, to 



* She left for San Francisco, California. 



