- —The great forks—Difference in the waters—Length of
the forks—The British flag—Mr. Thompson's design—Indian
ideas—Salmon—European articles—Tummatapam—Departure
from the Forks—Indian honesty—Eyakema—Marl-hills—Dead
children—Superstitions—Priest's
Rapid—Rattle-snakes—Appearance of the country—Kewaugh-chen—Perilous
situation of a canoe—The two
sisters—The old Indian—Hunting party—Horses—The
priest—Piss-cows—Sopa—Great assemblage of Indians—The
comet—Oakinacken—Distance from Astoria—Indian-council—Resolve
to winter—Some account of the
place—The stolen watch—The priest dismissed—Voyage
concluded—The two strangers—First building—Division
of the party—Lonely winter—The lost party—Indian
trade—Mr. Stuart's adventures . . . 131
CHAPTER IX
Anxieties at Astoria—Indians depart—A schooner built—The
Dolly's first trip—Criminal curiosity—The powder keg—The
schooner condemned—Mr. Astor's cargoes—His
policy—Remarks on the North-West coast—Unwelcome
rumours—Calpo's statement—Rumours renewed—Hard
cases—Joe Lapierre—Kasiascall's account of the Tonquin—Strange
Indian—Kasiascall's conduct—His character—His
design on Astoria—Remarks . . . . 159
{xi} CHAPTER X
Land expedition—Hunt and M'Kenzie—Montreal recruits—La
Chine—Devout farewell—Mackina in 1810—Fur
traders of the South—Frolic parties—Comparison between
the South and North—Arrival at St. Louis—Recruiting
service—Yankees—Canoe-men—Delays at St. Louis—Difficulties—Mr.
Miller—The Missouri—Canadian
voyageurs—Winter quarters—Mr. Hunt revisits St. Louis—M'Kenzie—Mr.
Astor's policy—The Yankees desert—Winter
quarters broken up—Rocky Mountains—Pilot
knobs—New scenes—Columbia River—The horses abandoned—Take
to canoes—The canoes abandoned—Trap-*
