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Saturday, 25. An Indian has arrived, from a 

 considerable distance down this river, who has de- 

 livered to me three letters from Mr. J. Stuart. 

 The last of them is dated at O-ke-na-gun Lake, 

 which is situated at a short distance from the Co- 

 lumbia River. Mr. Stuart writes, that he met 

 with every kindness and assistance from the Na- 

 tives, on his way to that place ; that, after de- 

 scending this river, during eight days, he was un- 

 der the necessity of leaving his canoes, and of tak- 

 ing his property on horses, more than one hun- 

 dred and fifty miles, to the above mentioned 

 Lake. From that place, he states, that they 

 can go all the way by water, to the Ocean, by 

 making a few portages ; and he hopes to reach 

 the Pacific Ocean, in twelve or fifteen days, at 

 farthest. They will be delayed, for a time, 

 where they are, by the necessary construction 

 of canoes. 



Friday, October I. The first of my appoint- 

 ed days of religious fasting, has arrived ; and I 

 have endeavoured to observe it, agreeably to 

 my resolution. 



Sunday, November 7. This afternoon, Mr. Jo- 

 seph La Roque and company arrived from the 

 Columbia River. This gentleman went, the last 

 summer, with Mr. J. G. M c Tavish and his par- 

 ty, to the Pacific Ocean. On their return, they 



