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and carried about 100 yards goods to an island on the left side of channel, boiled fish, gummed the canoe and observed for Latitude, Longitude, etc. (Observations not intelligible.) At 10 A. M. set off, Co. S. 68 W. 2 m, S. 70 W. >4 m, W. *4 m, N. 78 W. J4 m, N. 60 W. y m, N. 22 W. l-# m, N. 30 W. }4 m, N. 55 W. # m, W. 2-#. At 11 :19 we put ashore to gum. At noon set off, Co. + 1 m, Co. S. 80 W. 2-Yz m. In this course saw the first ash, etc., S. 56 W. 24 m, S. 75 W. 2 m, N. 88 W. 2-^ m, S. 70 W. 2-^4 m. on right, rather behind, say 25 miles. 28 The cou'ntry is now hilly and at end of Co. the hills high, rude with patches of snow on the summit. Much large willow with spots of ash, etc. Co. S. 60 W. 2 m, plus 3 m, all course well wooded with red fir, smooth poplar, willows and a few ash etc. and cedar but full of branches. S. 82 W. 3-1/3 m, S. 65 W. 1 m, S. 55 W. 2 m, S. W. 24 m > at end of course. At 5 :50 P. M. we stopped for a canoe of two men who came and smoked with us, we made signs for them to take a bit of tobacco to their people and tell them we were coming to smoke a pipe with them. We went about 100 yards through poplars, stopped at 5 P. M. and camped for the night at the desire of the Chief, traded two good salmon; he jabbered a few words of broken English he had learnt from the ships. Obs'd Saturn for Lat'de 45^. These people took us in to their houses which were well arranged, very full of salmon, and so close as to be intolerably warm, stayed there about one hour, when I came to my people. They speak a language quite different from the others, are of a squat, fat, brawny make, dark brown hair, the children light colored do, the women fat, brawny and naked, as are also the men, not so dirty as those at the Falls. Latitude 45 39' 47" N. July 13th, Saturday. 29 A fine day, the people on the right side, or north side are called Wan-Thlas-lar, on the south side
 * /2 m. gone a snow mount rather ahead, say 30 miles, another

28 The only point on the middle river where both Mt. Hood to the south and Mt. Adams to the north are visible is just opposite present city of Hood River.

29 Owing to delay in starting and the portage around the Cascades, the day's run is only about 25 miles and the camp at evening near or opposite Rooster Rock. Point Vancouver, which is nearly opposite to Corbett, Oregon, just below, he seems familiar with, through the records in Vancouver's Voyages probably.