Ism ha -vmg made any progress, we were obliged to de? May t? cline their invitation; and as soon as the boat was reloaded, we took leave of these friendly Indiana, whose voices we heard until a turn of the river hid their persons from our view. Abeu? two miles higher, at King's River*, Lieutenant Oxley landed and recognised his former tracks, which were now much overgrown and nearly effaced; the marks of the axe were, however, sufficiently evident for us to follow them for half a mile along the banks of the river, when we re-imbarked, and continued our course upwards. The river now became much narrower, not being more than seventy or eighty yards wide; four miles higher up we hnded, and joined Mr. Cunningham, who was botanizing in the LaXly Nelson's boat: this genfieman had over- taken us about an hour before, and passed on to look for a convenient phce to encamp for the night; but for want of a-better situation, was obliged to land in a brush, the banks of which were so thickly lined with trees and climbing plants, that we should have passed it if the sta- tion had not been indicated to us by his boat made fast to the landing place. �Some rain fell during the night, but this incon- venience was trifling compared to the discordant
- See the View, p. 168.
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