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 286 Charles Henry Carey Gary and myself, one Kanaka and an Indian. Go perhaps eight miles and put up for the night. It was the middle of the afternoon when we started. Having no tent, we make our bed under a tree and are annoyed by the mos- quitoes in no small degree. Wednesday, 16. Still passing down the river. Mos- quitoes at night. Thursday, 17. Reach the Falls; find ourselves board- ing again at Bro. Hines'. Friday, 18. Rest and retirement. Saturday, 19. Mr. Abernethy has just arrived from Oahu ; brings no letters from the states for us. No news concerning Rev. J. Lee. Surely we have a dirth of news. Sunday, 20. About 25 hearers. Monday, 21. To make myself contented and happy in this great dirth of news, busy reading the holy bible. Bro. Hines and family are in no small difficulty to know what to do provided they get no news from or concerning Rev. J. Lee ; they having the charge of Bro. Lee's child ; are laboring under great doubt to know what to do with her without some information on that point. Tuesday, 22. I am so blanked for want of news it is difficult to keep my mind quiet and attentive for read- ing. I have been thinking over the sufferings of the prisoners in the state penitentiaries of New York and am led to think the want of society is not among the small sufferings of a state of imprisonment. It is some- thing like being buried alive, to live and know nothing of the church at home, children, parents, &c, of our dearly beloved country. Wednesday, 23. We learn a Sweedish vessel has come into the Columbia river. Possibly we may have letters in her. Friday, 25. Bro. Hines and myself and families go down the river about 12 miles to the Chenamus and bor- row sundry papers from the states. Not a Christian Advocate among them. They are filled with politics ; by