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-where the water was knee deep ; then got into a 
beautiful prairie about five miles wide, and which 
runs along the sea shore about 30 miles from Point 
Adams on the south side of Hayley's Bay, in nearly 
a soutliwest course and ends at a high point of a 
mountain, called Clarke's view on the sea shore. 
Through this plain or prairie runs another creek, or 
small river which we could not pass without some 
ci'aft : so we encamped on the creek and supped on 
the elk's tongue, which we had brought with us. 
Sn7iday 6th. This was a very )vet day. We killed 
a squirrel and eat it ; made a raft to cross the creek ; 
but when it was tried we found it would carry only 
one person at a time ; the man with me was there* 
fore sent over first, who thought he could shove the 
raft across again ; but when he attempted, it only 
went half way : so that there was one of us on each 
side and the raft in the middle. I, however notwith- 
standing the cold, stript and swam to the raft, brought 
it over and then crossed on it in safety ; when we 
pursued our journey, and in a short lime came to 
some Indian camps on the sea shore. The rain and 
wind continued so violent that we agreed to stay at 
these camps all night. 
Monday 6th, We had a fair morning and the wea- 
ther cleared up, after two months of rahi, except 4 
days. We therefore set out from these lodges ; 
passed the mouth of a considerable river ; went about 
two miles up the shore, and found our salt makers at 
work. Two of their detachment had set out for the 
fort on the 4th and the man that had come with me 
and two more went to hunt. 
Tuesday 7th, Another fine day. About noon Cap' 
tain Ciavke with 14 men came to the salt-m.akers 
camp, in their way to the place where the large fish 
Imd been driven on shore, some distance beyond this 
camp. The Indians about our fort had procured a 
Qcmsidqrable quantity of the meat, which we found 
