appointed to Puget sound and with him Miss Clark as teacher. Br. Hines and Kone to Umbaqua. Dr. Babcock, Br. Brewer & Miss Ware to the Dalls, Brs. Campbell, Parish, Judson, Olley, Raymond, Waller and Abernethy with their families, and Miss Phelps, Lancton and Philips to Willamette. Myself and family to Chenook, Several families left for Willamette on friday last. We had preaching today by Br. Richmond from Matt. 11.29 and by Br. Hines from 2 Cor. 5.12.
11. All hands busily engaged in making preparations for their departure from Vancouver except my family and Br. Abernethys. Today Br. D. Lee and Miss Ware were joined together in the bands of matrimony.[1] And in the afternoon the most of our company left, some for Willamette, and others for the dalls. I joined the company for the dalls. Our fleet consisted of two canoes, and a large row boat. We proceeded but a short distance when we found our boat to be in a leaky condition. It was therefore determined to camp for the night, which we accordingly did.
12. This morning we corked our boat, and set out again on our voyage. Our sail was very small, and in some places the current was very strong, consequently we proceeded but a short distance through the day.
13. This morning we obtained a good mast and prepared a large sail. And after all things were in readiness, we gave the boat in charge of the Indians and proceeded forward. We reached Prairie Du Terre,[2] and a little before sunset we camped for the night.
14. Sabbath. I preached to the brethren from 1 Peter 3.18. We had a prayr meeting morning and evening and Br. Lee talked to the Indians. It was a profitable day to our souls. It caused us to rejoice exceedingly to hear the Indians call upon God with so much apparent fervency.
19. We got nearly all our goods to the head of the Kaskades
- ↑ The marriage of Daniel Lee and Maria T. Ware was the first American marriage north of the Columbia River.
- ↑ Prairie du Thé (Tea Prairie) was about 28 miles from Fort Vancouver. It is mentioned by Edward Ermatinger in his York Factory Express Journal; Townsend, (page 255) and Wyeth, page 233, both mention it.
