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character to take advantage of distresses and wants. He was finally 

 obliged to give four times as much as it ought to have cost to execute 

 the work ; and after the bargain was made, they informed him they 

 must be paid before they launched the canoe; and when that was 

 done, a fathom of tobacco must be given to each of them for launching 

 her. This demand was not complied with, and the goods that had 

 been paid were now seized and taken away again. Mr. Drayton then 

 proceeded to the mission, where Mr. Lee kindly offered his canoe. 

 This was accordingly put on an ox-cart, — for it is necessary to keep 

 it near his house to prevent its being stolen, — and carried to the water. 

 When they reached the river, the two canoes above spoken of were 

 seen near the landing-place, and the owners offered them for a much 

 less price, and without any " potlatch." Their offer was then accepted, 

 when he embarked, and proceeded down the river about twelve miles, 

 where they encamped. 



At daylight the next morning there was not an Indian to be found, 

 and two of the best paddles were gone, as well as the men's salmon. 

 On a search being made, the fish were found hidden in the bushes. 

 After leaving the shore, they were called to by the Indian, and on 

 returning to him, the only excuse he offered was, that he had been 

 asleep, and had but just awoke: he, however, ran off into the bush 

 again. After they joined the other canoe, the old Indian in it said that 

 the one who had run away had endeavoured to persuade him to steal 

 Mr. Drayton's things ; and when they landed at night the plan was to 

 take the canoe and all off, when he was on shore : this was prevented 

 by their carefully putting all the things into the tent. 



When they reached the Cascades, an examination was made of the 

 pine stumps before spoken of. 



The same evening a boat reached the salmon-fishery, by which Mr. 

 Drayton returned to Vancouver, where he met with the same kind 

 reception and welcome he had before received. 



From this trip, Mr. Drayton brought with him the materials for the 

 construction of a map of the river, above the Cascades as far as 

 Wallawalla, which has been incorporated in our chart of Oregon, and 

 will be found in the small atlas accompanying the Narrative. I take 

 this occasion to say, that I have embraced within this the whole of the 

 territory of Oregon between the parallels of 42° and 54° N. The 

 southern pass of the Rocky Mountains is also included, which was 

 taken from the surveys of Lieutenant Fremont, of the United States 

 Engineer Corps, and which I have designated as Fremont's Pass. 

 This officer is now engaged in an exploration of the country about the 



