which travelled the main party with their luggage. They
met with disaster very soon after their start, one of the
canoes having struck a rock, which made a hole in its
side and caused the sinking of the craft. Fortunately,
no lives were lost, but the voyage was interrupted. 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 ser-
vice; 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. As he had never given any
notice of his intention, nor had even received his pay for
guiding us, we could not imagine the cause of his deser-
tion; nor did he ever return to explain his conduct. We
requested the chief to send a horseman after him to
request that he would return and receive what we owed
him. From this, however, he dissuaded us, and said
very frankly that his nation, the Chopunnish, would take
from the old man any presents that he might have on
passing their camp. The Indians came about our camp
at night, and were very gay and good-humored with the
men. Among other exhibitions was that of a squaw who
appeared to be crazy. She sang in a wild, incoherent
manner, and offered to the spectators all the little arti-
cles she possessed, scarifying herself in a horrid manner

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