had feen. I faw, alfo, three kinds of goofeberries, which, as we pafied
through the woods, we found in great abundance. v
Thurfday *3. I arofe before the fira.Ühd the weather wa$Atery fine*: The men who
were to accompany ns went to vifit their machines, and brought back
pfentÿ 6^filh, ^bieh t&ëy ftrung óh a i%pfe, àhdieft thebfin the tiVer.
We now embarked thirteen in a eartde, and Iandedmy men Oft- the Sduth
|>ank, as it would have been impracticable tó bavé ftèrtimed the tide with
4uch a load. T he ünder-Wöod was fo thick that it Was with grek dM-
eölty they could pafs through it. At nihe’ w*e! wéte tinder the WöÉteffitjr'
o f waiting to ferry them over à river from the SóUthj'Wffich is not foM^
able. After fometime we came to two defertéd honfes, at the fool of a
rapid, beyond which our bbatmen abfolutely refilled tb cohdûét Us by
Water. Here was a road which led oppofite to the village!. We had,
however, die curiofity të vifit the houfes, which wéte • ere&ed upon
polls ; and we fuffered very lëverely for the indulgence of it; for the
floors were covered with fleas, and we were immediately’in the fame
condition, for which we had no remedy but to take to the water.
There was not a fpot round the honfes, free from graft, that was not
alive, as it were, with this vermin.
Our guides propofed to conduft us on our Way, and we 'followed them
on a well-beaten track. They, however, Went fo fall, that we could not
all of us keep up with them, particularly Our fick Indian, whole fituation
was very cmbarralfing to us, and at length they contrived to efcape. I
very much wifhed for thefe men to have accompanied us to the village,
in order to do away any ill impreffions which might have arifeh from the
young
young cfeief’js report :to his fetber, which; we were naturally: fed to expert
would not be in our favour.
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; This road conducted us through the fineft wood o f cedar trees that I
had e y # r feen. I meafured feveral of them that were tweaty-four feet
in-the girth, and o f a proportionate height. The alder trees are alfo of
an unc ommon fize; lèverai,pf them were feveit feet a nd an half in circuim.
ferencei and rofe to forty feet without a branch; but my men declared
that they had, in their prègrefe, lees much la rg ^ of both kindis* The
other wood was hemlock, white bifch, two Ipecies o f fpruee.firs, willows,
&c. 1 ;Many >of*the>large cedars appeared to have been examined*
as I fuppofo by thMm&^^wfoC thopurpofe o f making çanbes, but finding
them hollow at heart, -they wère fuffered to Hand. There was but little'
underwood, and the foil, was a black rich mould, which, would well reward
the trouble o f cultivation. From th e remains o f bbpes on> Gertai®
fpofs, it ;is pyobâblè that tite natives may have occafionaily burned their
dead in this wood.
As-it was uncertain what our reception might be at the' village*! examined
every man's arms and ammunition, and gave ,Mr. Mackay, who
had unfortunately loft Ms gun, one of ray pifiols. Our late condu&ors
had mformed us that the man whom we left la a dying Hate, and to
whom I had adminiftered feme Turlil|gtt»i.?s balfam, Was dead* and ifc
was by no, means improbable that I might be IkfpcSed of haftening
his end.
At one in the afternoon we came to- fhe bank, o f the river, which was
ft; A a oppofite