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262 CHARLES HENRY CAREY

Rendezvous to the States, his Indians cut off to a man himself twice wounded by a ball but he escaped and a few more white men with him with one horse apiece having been robbed of every thing besides. Monday 17th Sept.

Br. D. Lee arrived in the evening was cause of much gratitude to our Almighty Benefactor and Preserver he was expected to be here more than a week ago and we had began to be very uneasy fearing something had befallen him and a party of men were to set out on the Morrow in search of him. The cause of this delay was the difficulty of travelling through the thickets and mountains between this and Wascopam they consumed all their provision and were at length driven to the ne- cessity of killing a poor jaded horse to support existance on the dried flesh of this they subsisted till they arrived at the Clakamas where they procured Salmon having consumed the remainder of their horse that very day. Br. Lee brought letters from Brs. Lee & Edwards dated at the American rendezvous in July last. They were in good health and spirits and were expecting to start for the States in a few days. He also brought letters to several of the Brethern & Sisters from the U. S. Wednesday 26th Sept. 1838.

Albert Brown one of our Indian boys was this morn- ing thrown from a horse and badly hurt so that he is deprived of his senses and his life doubtful. Daniel Lee has left this afternoon with a band of neat cattle for Wascopam two men from the settlement are engaged to assist him through.

On Saturday 29th.

Dr. Whitman of the Kiouse mission arrived on a visit and left on Tuesday 2d Oct. His visit and conversation among us was truely welcome and profitable. Tuesday 16th Oct.

Received letters from D. Lee by the return of the men that accompanied him, giving intelligence that he