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 402 DIARY OF ASAHEL HUNGER AND WIFE. bathing, had some fever, "removed my cold by sweating. Mr. Ermit- inger has been exceedingly kind to us since we started (as well as before) he has acted the part of a gentleman indeed & continues to do so. He said to us "make up your minds how much flour, and meal, fish, sugar, butter & cawesh [camasj (a kind of root that is 25 good for food) you want, and I will supply you. Sab. This day we spent alone have been reading God's dealings with Israel. 26 Mon. Today Mr. Ermitinger again advised us not to make up our minds where to go until we had seen Dr. Whitman I told him we 27 should not. Tues. Left Boiza about 10 o'c for Walla Walla, camp'd on Snake river. Wednes. Left this river to see it no more. Mr. Ermitinger gave us to understand that he should use his influence to 29 get us a place for the winter with Dr. Whitman. Thurs. This evening 30 I had a present of a beautiful pair of moccasins. Friday. Most of the way since leaving Boiza has been through a sandy plain, some 31 small hills, increase of vegetation dusty roads. Sat. more hills to- day a shower stopped us a few minutes today drove late camp'd on the grand round as it is call'd, a small river. Mr. Griffin tried to Mond employ a guide here to conduct him to Mr. Spauldings. Monday 2d Sept.2Sept. Commenced traveling through the Blue Mountains. These are principally covered with pine rained some last night, made six hours march yesterday and today about 4 hours before noon, before stopping at noon we descended a long hill off the Blue Mountains 2 or 3 miles long found an encampment of Indians heard by them that Dr. Whit- man was not at home was at Mr. Spauldings. They expected him next Thursday we camped this evening in a place where we found but little water and less grass. The fire ran over the whole plain nearly, and left none for our horses. Near us is a little mound about 3 feet above the level of the ground, of a kind of turf or mud covered with grass, out of the top of this, the water was constantly boiling 4 flavor rather sulphurous. Wednes. Took breakfast this morning before starting, after 5 or 6 hours we reached the Walla Walla river and stopped to rest. I omitted to notice that Mr. Griffin left us this morning for Mr. Spauldings without a guide. In 3 or 4 hours we reached the Fort This was the end of our journey as anticipated when we left Oberlin. We were welcomely received by Mr. Pomber [PambrunJ the keeper of the fort. This man has a wife and 6 children. He has raised some vegetables this season. He had quite a patch of potatoes 2 or 3 acres, had some cabbages and mellons, beets, turnips, fowls, bread, salt and fresh salmon, and in fact everything of living kind which we want. Had the privilege of sitting down in a house which was quite comfortably done off eat at a table, sit upon chairs, and sleep in a house, which were refreshing and as you may jud[g]e quite acceptable after a journey of 4 months. This Fort is