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CHAPTER V. 



Continue our voyage. Heavy fog. The xvater rises. Sue* 

 cession of courses. Progressive account of this branch. 

 Leave the canoe to proceed, and ascend an hill to recon- 

 noitre. Climb a tree to extend my view of the country. 

 Return to the river. The canoe not arrived. Go in search 

 of it. Extreme heat, musquitoes, &c. Increasing anx* 

 iety respecting the canoe. It at length appears. Violent 

 storm. Circumstances of our progress. Forced to haul 

 the canoe up the stream by the branches of trees. Succes- 

 sion of courses. Wild parsnips along the river. Expect 

 to meet with natives. Courses continued. Fall in with 

 some natives. Our intercourse with them. Account of 

 their dress, arms, utensils, manners, Qfc. New dis- 

 couragements and dijjicidties present themselves, 



June, 1793. IT XT' , , _ , , . r 



Tuesday 4. 3 v v E embarked this morning at tour, m a very 



heavy fog. The water had been continually rising, and, 

 in many places, overflowed its banks. The current also 

 was so strong, that our progress was very tedious, and 

 required the most laborious exertions. Our course was 

 this day, South-South-East one mile, South-South-West 

 half a mile, South-East three quarters of a mile, North- 

 Eart by East three quarters of a mile, South-East half a 

 mile, South-East by South one mile, South-South-East 

 one mile three quarters, South-East by South half a mile, 

 East by South a quarter of a mile, South-East three quar- 

 ters of a mile, North-East by East half a mile, East by 

 North a quarter of a mile, South-East half a mile, South- 

 East by South a quarter of a mile, South-East half a mile, 

 North-East by East half a mile, North-North-East three 

 quarters of a mile, to South by East one mile and an half. 

 We could not find a place fit for an encampment, till nine 

 at night, when we landed on a bank of gravel, of which 

 little more appeared above water than the spot we occu- 

 pied. 



Wednesday 5, This morning we found our canoe and 

 baggage in the water, which had continued rising during 

 the night. We then gummed the canoe, as we arrived at 

 too late an hour to perform that operation on the preceding 



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