arm, which had prevented him from coming soon
er, and now he could not go with us for three
days on this account, for which he was very
sorry: but if we did not like to wait so long
he would hire a guide and send him with us.

We informed him, we regretted that these
circumstances prevented our having his com-
pany, but believed it would be best for us to
set off tomorrow morning, for we wished to
spend a few days with our friends in Canada

:
and in seven days hoped we should meet him at
Buffalo, where he said he intended to be on that day,
if the state of his family would permit.

A guide was accordingly provided, who engaged
to call us tomorrow morning by sunrise.

A heavy shower of rain this evening: the
river for several days past has been nearly three
feet higher than when we first came.

7th 5th day.

About sunrise this morning, our
guide, Indian John

, a chief that lives in this
town called on us. About 5 o'clock we took
an affectionate farewell of our young friends,
and set off for the mouth of Buffalo,

For some time after we sat off this morn
ing, my* * J.S.

mind was uncommonly easy and cheer-
ful, so that I passed along in a lively and well
qualified state to make travelling pleasant; but