The party went ashore and did not resume their journey until their luggage was dried and the canoe repaired.

On the ninth, says the journal:-- "The morning was as usual cool; but as the weather both yesterday and to-day was cloudy, our merchandise dried but slowly.

The boat, though much injured, was repaired by ten o'clock so as to be perfectly fit for service; but we were obliged to remain during the day till the articles were sufficiently dry to be reloaded.

The interval we employed in purchasing fish for the voyage, and conversing with the Indians.

In the afternoon we were surprised at hearing that our old Shoshonee guide and his son had left us and had been seen running up the river several miles above.