• iOURN-AL,. !03 
we therefore put too at a branch of fresh Avater, under 
high cliUs of rocks and unloaded agahi. , Here we 
scarcely had room to lie between the rocks and wa- 
ter ; but we made shift to do it among some drift 
wood that had been beat up by the tide. It rainfed 
hard all night and was very disagreeable. While 
on our way down to day we saw some porpoises, sea 
otter and a great many sea gulls. The water is -be- 
come very salt. 
Ahnday Wth, The morning was w^et and the' 
wind still blowing, so that we could not proceed ; we 
therefore built large fires and made our situation as 
comfortable as possible, but still bad enough, as we 
have no tents, or covering to defend us, except our 
blankets and some naats we got from the Indians, 
which we put on poles to keep off the rain. It con- 
tinued raining and blowing all day ; and at 4 o'clock 
in the afternoon the tide was so iiigh that w e had t© 
leave our lodges, until it got lower in the evening. 
Some of the men went about 40 perches up the 
river. and caught 15 line large fish. 
Tuesday \2th, A cloudy wet morning, after a ter- 
rible night of rain, hail, thunder and lightening. 
We thought it best to move our camp, and fixed our 
canoes and loaded them with stones to keep them 
downi. We Went about the eighth of a,, mile from 
this place, and fixed ourselves as welj as Vv e could, 
and remained all night. The raiii still contlnuedj 
and the- river remained very rough. 
Wednesday 13M, This wa« Another disagreeable 
rainy day, and we re^nained at camp being unable lo 
get away. At 9 o'clo^^k in the forenoon it became a 
little more calm thafi usual ; and S men took a canoe, 
which we govf^^om the* Indians of a kind excellent for 
riding sweji^) and set out to go to the point on the 
sea shorp<i:o ascertain whether there were any white 
peopjp^liere, or if they were gone. 
jmrsday lUh, We expected last .irig'l)t ta^hare 
