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distance when we were met by a canoe and four Indians 
coming down with the current. They appeared to be 
delighted to see us, and turning back accompanied us to 
the first rapid, where a short portage had to be made. 
The natives willingly assisted us, and for their labor 
were liberally rewarded with tea, tobacco and a few 
lumps of sugar. With this they volunteered to return 
CATARACT, STONE RIVER. 
on the following day and assist us in crossing some 
longer portages, the first of which we would meet before 
nightfall. Of this offer we were quite glad, and prom- 
ised good pay for the work as inducement for them to 
keep the engagement, but in the meantime they went 
down to the log houses where we had left our guides, 
and we continued our course up the river. 
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