We now ordered all the Indians out of our camp, and explained to them that whoever stole any of our baggage, or insulted our men, should be instantly shot; a resolution which we were determined to enforce, as it was now our only means of safety.
"We were visited during the day by a chief of the Clahclellahs, who seemed mortified at the behavior of the Indians, and told us that the persons at the head of their outrages were two very bad men who belonged to the Wahclellah tribe, but that the nation did not by any means wish to displease us.

This chief seemed very well-disposed, and we had every reason to believe was much respected by the neighboring Indians.

We therefore gave him a small medal and showed him all the attention in our power, with which he appeared very much gratified." The portage of these rapids was very difficult and tiresome.

The total distance of the first stage was twenty-eight hundred yards along a narrow way rough with rocks and now slippery with rain.

One of the canoes was lost here by being driven out into the strong current, where the force of the water was so great that it could not be held by the men; the frail skiff drifted down the rapids and disappeared.