In the can was a folded paper.

He removed the paper and unfolding it discovered a message written in a cramped, scrawling hand.
"Read un, Davy! Read un out loud! You reads writin' good!" said Lige, and David read: "i cum and stayed 2 hour, and wood not stay no longer for i hed to go and did not see you comin any were.

Then i gos to the rock were We Was the day We was hunting Wen We come here ferst time.

Then i done this way.

i Pases 20 Pases up To a Hackmatack Tree.