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189 JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO N. W. AMERICA. 189 nothing to alarm me but the tracks of bears, which were very common. Every pool and every brook swarmed with salmon so that nothing was easier than to kill any number of them. I killed 7 very large ones & dragged them after me to the ship. In consequence of my success a party was sent in the afternoon to procure more, & in the evening they returned with 40 fishes. In this excursion I met with a few interesting plants, as Veratrum viride, Epilobium [?] & a beautiful plant which Nuttall & Pursh omit in their Floras, but from the description of De Can- dolle I think is the Romanzovia Unalaschensis of Dr. Chamisso : Romanzovia-sepala 5, basi coalita, Pet. 5 in co- rollum 5 fidam coalita, stam. 5, unotubo inserta capsula uni- valvis, [An illegible description of about twenty words omitted.] 19th. The wind still continues unfavourable, so that our only alternative is to work down the inlet. By this plan we gained 15 miles, & in the evening came to anchor in a small sandy bay in the Northern part of the inlet. 21st. As the weather was very unfavourable on account of the rain & fog, we were oblidged to remain at our an- chorage. Although there were three canoes of Indians around us, yet as their conduct had been uniformly hon- est & peac[e]able, I resolved to venture ashore among them. On landing we found them employed in gathering berries, which they cheerfully presented to us, & seamed under no apprehension whatever. 28d. To-day we made considerable progress & at sunset we came to anchor in a small & commodious bay below Nass. As we passed Nass harbour many canoes came off to us, & seamed very anxious we should stop to trade, but we did not choose to detain ourselves as we had been de- tained here long enough already. 23d. In the morning the boat was dispatched to pro- cure some salmon, which were so abundant in the cove.