JOURNAL, 
169 
Saturday 23rd, The weather was somewhat cloudy 
but more calm. Some of the men went out to hunt 
and some to mend the canoe which had been split in 
the storm yesterday. The natives still stay with us, 
and have a few roots and berries to subsist on at pre- 
sent ; but I cannot conjecture how they live during* 
the winter. They have no mockasons or legtjins of 
any kind ; and scarce any other covering than tlva 
small robes, which were mentioned before. 
In the afternoon 10 of the Ciat-sop nation, that 
live on the south side of the river came over to our 
camp. These are also naked, except the small robes 
which hardly cover their shoulders. One of these 
men had the reddest hair I ever saw, and a fairskia 
much freckled. In the evening our hunters came 
in, and had killed 3 deer, 8 brants and 12 ducks. — . 
In the evening the weather cleared and we had a fins 
night. 
Sundaij 24t/i, The morning was fine with some 
white frost. As this was a fine clear day, it was 
thought proper to remain here in order to take some 
observations, which the bad weather had before ren- 
<lered impossible. The latitude of this bay was found 
to be 46^ 19 11 .7 north ;* and at our cfimp at the 
head of the bay the river is 3 miles and 660 yards 
wide. The natives stayed with us all day. At ni^ht 
the party were consulted by the Commanding OS- 
* Geographers liave stated tli^it the Colun-ibia enters tlie 
ocean in latitude 46° 18 north. The difference is therefc^re 
only I minute 11 seconds and 7 tenths. The longitude by- 
mistake they have made 236^ 34 west ; but which is the eiihi 
longitude, leaving 123^ 26 for the west longitude. Mr. M'- 
Kenzie arrived f t the ocean in latiiude 52'^ 23 43 oi* 4 31 
north of the mouth of the Columbia; and in lonj^'itJide 123* 
2 or 4° 36 v/est of the moutli of the Cokinibia. Thiij v/ai 
shew the general course of the western coast between tfiose 
places, to which tlie river and great chaii* af the Racicjr 
Mountains are nearlv parallel. 
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