220 Harmon's journal. 



numerous, on the mountains, in their country. — 

 They told us that we had seen but a small part of 

 the Nate-ote-tains, who, they say, are a numerous 

 tribe. They speak a language peculiar to them- 

 selves, though the greater part of them under- 

 stand that, spoken by the Carriers. 



The country, which we travelled over, in this 

 route, is generally level. Few mountains are to 

 be seen. A heavy growth of timber evinces, that 

 the soil is good. — We saw no large animals, ex- 

 cepting the cariboo ; but we were informed, that 

 black bears, and other kinds of the larger animals, 

 exist in considerable numbers, in that region. 



Sunday, February 23. I have just returned 

 from a jaunt of eight days, to Frazer's Lake and 

 Stilla. The latter place lies about twenty miles 

 beyond the former. Wherever we went, the Na- 

 tives, as usual, appeared to be pleased to see us, 

 and treated us hospitably, 



Monday, April 6, Six Indians have arrived 

 from Frazer's Lake, who delivered to me a let- 

 ter, written by Mr. David Thompson, which is 

 dated August 28th, 1811, at Ilk-koy-ope Falls, 

 on the Columbia River. It informs me, that 

 this gentleman, accompanied by seven Canadians, 

 descended the Columbia River, to the place 

 where it enters the Pacific Ocean, where they 

 arrived on the 16th of July. There they found 



