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jumped nimbly into it, and pushed off with all the haste, 

 and hurry that their fears may be supposed to dictate. 



We now found ourselves once more without a guide or 

 a canoe. We were, however, so fortunate as to engage, 

 without much difficulty, two of these people to accompany 

 tis ; as, from the strength of the current, it would not have 

 been possible for us to have proceeded by water without 

 their assistance. As the house was upon an island, we 

 ferried over the pedestrian party to the main bank of the 

 river, and continued our course till our conductors came 

 to their fishing ground, when they proposed to land us, 

 and our small portion of baggage ; but as our companions 

 were on the opposite shore, we could not acquiesce, and 

 after some time persuaded them to proceed further with 

 us. Soon after we met the chief, who had regaled us in 

 our voyage down the river. He was seining between two 

 canoes, and had taken a considerable quantity of salmon. 

 He took us on board with him, and proceeded upwards 

 with great -expedition. These people are surprisingly 

 skilful and active in setting against a strong current. In 

 the roughest part they almost rilled the canoe with water, 

 by way of a sportive alarm to us. 



We landed at the house of the chief, and he immedi- 

 ately placed a fish before me. Our people now appeared 

 on the opposite bank, when a canoe was sent for them, 

 As soon as they had made their meal of fish, they pro- 

 ceeded on their route, and we followed them, the chief 

 and one of the natives having undertaken to conduct us. 



At five in the afternoon we came to two houses, which 

 we had not seen in going down. They were upon an 

 island, and I was obliged to send for the walking party, as 

 our conductors, from the lateness of the hour, refused to 

 proceed any further with us till the next day. One of our 

 men, being at a small distance before the others, had been 

 attacked by a female bear, with two cubs, but another of 

 them arrived to his rescue, and shot her. Their fears 

 probably prevented them from killing the two young ones. 

 They brought a part of the meat, but it was very indifferent. 

 We were informed that our former guide, or young chief, 

 had passed this place^at a very early hour of the morning, 

 on foot. 



These people take plenty of another fish, besides salmon, 

 which weigh from fifteen to forty pounds. This fish is 

 broader than the salmon, of a greyish colour, and with an 



