Harmon's journal. 



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mind for the disclosure, which I was about to 

 make. Her fears were alarmed, by these re- 

 marks ; and, probably, she discovered in my coun- 

 tenance, something to confirm them. When I in- 

 formed her that our beloved son George was 

 dead, she looked at me, with a wild stare of ago- 

 ny, and immediately threw herself upon the bed, 

 where she continued, in a state of delirium, during 

 the succeeding night. 



Saturday, January 22, 1814. On the 4th inst. 

 Mr. M c Dougali and family, left this place, to re- 

 turn home. They were accompanied by two 

 men, who have gone to Peace River, with letters. 

 — The same day, Mr. La 11 o que and myself, ac- 

 companied by fourteen of my people, went to 

 Frazer's Lake. On the 9th I sent him, accom- 

 panied with two Canadians and two Indians, with 

 letters to the people, who are on the Columbia 

 River. After having purchased what furs I could, 

 and a sufficient quantity of salmon, I set out on my 

 return home, where I arrived this evening. 



Friday, February 4. This evening, Mr. Don- 

 ald M c Leunen and company, arrived here from 

 the Columbia Department, with a packet of let- 

 ters. One of these is from Mr- John Stuart, in- 

 forming me that the last autumn, the North West 

 Company purchased of the Pacific Fur Company, 

 all the furs which they had bought of the Natives, 



