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 couver as we anticipated when we left the mission, we were only 15 miles, across land from the place we left on thursday. This being Saturday, we determined to pitch our tent and remain until Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Kone took up their lodgings at Mr. McKay's and Br. Hines and myself abode in the tent. On sabbath Br. Hines preached from thes-e words, "We love him, because he first loved us." On Monday we set out with two canoes leaving some of Mr. K's goods in the care of Dr. Tolmie, to be sent down to the falls in the Companie's boat. We succeeded in reaching the falls on monday evening and made the portage, after which Br. Hines & myself overhauled a barrel of pork, by moon light, salted it anew, and put on brine, and then we retired to rest. The next day we decended the river nearly to its mouth, or its conjunction with the Columbia, where we encamped for the night. The next morning we struck our tent and proceeded on our way, and as our canoe was loaded very deep, I was fearful to cross the Columbia, but our men assured us that unless we crossed immediately we would not be likely to cross that day as the wind was rising. So we ventured, not being willing to be delayed, and reached the other shore in safety, and proceeded up the river, within two miles of Vancouver, where Mr. & Mrs. Kone and myself went on shore and walked to the Fort on foot. We arrived at the Fort about ten Oclock, where we were entertained, as usual, with much kindness. Dr. McLaughlin furnish ed us with a boat, with which to decend the river to Fort George, and the next day we loaded our boat, and endeavoured to get indians to go down with us, and bring the boat back; but we could obtain only one, with whom, however, we determined to proceed; but when we arrived at the river to embark we found the boat to be in a leaky condition so that we were obliged to put our goods on board of the Kadborough [Cadboro] the Companie's schooner, and return to the fort for the night. Here we had the company of Mr. Rogers,2"' a young man in the employ

26 Cornelius Rogers came to Oregon in 1838 and was attached to Spalding's mission. In 1841 he resigned and went to the Willamette Valley; he married the daughter of David Leslie and he and his wife were swept over the falls at Oregon City and drowned February 2, 1843.