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58 Bay to find a place on which Mr. Smith could make a farm. We found a very good place on Youngs Bay near Point Adams, after which we returned quite fatigued with our ramble.

11. Commenced getting the Chicalish and Chenook languages. Last Saturday Mrs. F. commenced a school consisting of Mr. Birnie's children, and our Emory. Today Br. Smith's two children attended. There is disturbance among the Indians in this region at present, there has been several killed of late.

13. By my almanack I learn that the moon was eclipsed in the Latitude of Albany & New York today commencing at 0h 26m A.M. Middle of Eclipse 1h 51m A.M. and ended 3h 16m A.M. At this place the eclipse took place on the evening of the 12th and it appeared to be at its hight, or middle, at about 10h 30m Evening.

The number of Chenooks in 1838 as given to Mr. Birnie by Chanamess the chief of that Tribe was as follows:

16. Sabbath. Preached from John 12.26. My congregation consisted of Mr. Birnie's family and my own. But we would not despise the day of small things.

17. A young man at this place expressed great anxiety on Saturday last, and also on yesterday morning, for the welfare of Kenneth McKay, who was near the pillar rock, five or six miles from this, salting salmon. And having obtained leave of Mr. Birnie, he set out yesterday morning to see him; but to his astonishment, when he arrived at the place, he found McKay murdered in his bed, and he also found an Indian boy that was with him lying dead out side of the tent. Being in great agitation, he reembarked with the body of McK. and the goods which were left, leaving the body of the boy lying on the shore, and arrived