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they were nearly destitute of provisions, and we 

 had expended those which we took with us from 

 this place, we passed only one night with them. 

 The next morning, we continued our route down 

 the river, every day passing one or two small vil- 

 lages, until the 22d, when we met people from the 

 Columbia River, with letters, &c. 



Frazer's River is about fifty rods wide, and 

 has a pretty strong current. On the north side, 

 the bank is generally high ; but, on the other, it 

 is low, and the country is level. In going from 

 this, to the place where we fell upon the river, 

 we occupied nine days ; and the country which 

 we passed over, is very uneven. We, however, 

 crossed several ponds and small lakes, which were 

 from one to fifteen miles in length. At these wa- 

 ters, the Natives pass the greater part of the 

 summer, and subsist on excellent white fish, trout 

 and carp ; but, towards the latter part of August, 

 they return to the banks of the river, in order to 

 take and dry salmon, for their subsistence during 

 the succeeding winter. 



Sunday, 12. As salmon are becoming rather 

 scarce among the Indians of this village, they are 

 preparing to visit the neighbouring lakes, in order 

 to obtain a subsistence, from the fish that they 

 hope to be able to take out of them. 



