One Ight Two Muxt Three Thlune Four Lakat Five Quinum Six Tuchum Seven Sinamuxt Eight Istought-tekin Nine Quie-est Ten Eattathlelum Eleven Eattathlelum equin ight Twelve Eattathlelum equin muxt Thirteen Eattathlelum equin thlune Fourteen Eattathlelum equin lakat Fifteen Eattathlelum equin quinum Sixteen Eattathlelum equin tuchum Seventeen Eattathlelum equin sinamuxt Eighteen Eattathlelum equin istought-tekin Nineteen Eattathlelum equin quie-est Twenty Muxt-thlalth Twenty-one Muxt-thlalth equin ight Twenty-two Muxt-thlalth equin muxt {343} Twenty-three Muxt-thlalth equin thlune Twenty-four Muxt-thlalth equin lakat Twenty-five Muxt-thlalth equin quinum
Besides the foregoing language, there is another lingo, or rather mixed dialect, spoken by the Chinook and other neighbouring tribes; which is generally used in their intercourse with the whites. It is much more easily learned, and the pronunciation {349} more agreeable to the ear than the other, as will appear from the annexed specimen.
Great chief Hias tye-yea Slave Miss-che-miss Woman Tlutchè-men Child Tunass Good Tlòsh Bad Pishack No Wake Trade Mackouk Canoe Chippots Very little Ta-an-ass Balls Poll-alley Sea-otter Quatluck
{350} A TABLE OF THE WEATHER AT THE MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER, FROM MARCH 22ND TILL JULY 22ND, 1811.
| Month and Year | Winds | State of the Weather | Wet Days | Dry Days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1811. | |||||
| March | 22 | S.W. | Snow and hail | 1 | |
| 23 | W. | Snow and rain | 1 | ||
| 24 | S.W. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 25 | S.W. | Moderate | 1 | ||
| 26 | S.W. | Fog and rain | 1 | ||
| 27 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 28 | S.W. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 29 | E. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 30 | W. | Some snow | 1 | ||
| 31 | S.W. | Clear weather | 1 | ||
| April | 1 | W. | Rain | 1 | |
| 2 | W. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 3 | S.W. | Clear and dry | 1 | ||
| 4 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 5 | E. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 6 | S.W. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 7 | N. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 8 | S.W. | Foggy | 1 | ||
| 9 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 10 | S.W. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 11 | W. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 12 | N. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 13 | N. | Heavy fog | 1 | ||
| 14 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 15 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 16 | S.W. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 17 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 18 | W. | Foggy | 1 | ||
| 19 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 20 | S.W. | Some rain | 1 | ||
| 21 | E. | Mist and rain | 1 | ||
| 22 | E. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 23 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 24 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 25 | S.W. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 26 | E. | Rain | 1 | ||
| {351} | 27 | N. | Mist and rain | 1 | |
| 28 | N. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 29 | E. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 30 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| May | 1 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | |
| 2 | S.E. | Cloudy | 1 | ||
| 3 | S.E. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 4 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 5 | W. | Heavy Fog | 1 | ||
| 6 | N. | Mist and rain | 1 | ||
| 7 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 8 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 9 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 10 | E. | Foggy and rain | 1 | ||
| 11 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 12 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 13 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 14 | N. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 15 | N.W. | Clear and warm | 1 | ||
| 16 | S.W. | Clear and dry | 1 | ||
| 17 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 18 | S.W. | Fog and rain | 1 | ||
| 19 | W. | Heavy mist | 1 | ||
| 20 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 21 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 22 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 23 | N.E. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 24 | N.E. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 25 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 26 | S.W. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 27 | S.W. | Foggy and clear | 1 | ||
| 28 | E. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 29 | N. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 30 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 31 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| June | 1 | W. | Clear and dry | 1 | |
| 2 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 3 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 4 | S.W. | Clear, S. wind | 1 | ||
| 5 | E. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 6 | N. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 7 | S.W. | Foggy | 1 | ||
| 8 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 9 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 10 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 11 | S.W. | Mist | 1 | ||
| {352} | 12 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | |
| 13 | N.W. | Foggy | 1 | ||
| 14 | N. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 15 | E. | Rainy | 1 | ||
| 16 | N.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 17 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 18 | W. | Very sultry | 1 | ||
| 19 | S.W. | Strong heat | 1 | ||
| 20 | S.W. | Sultry | 1 | ||
| 21 | S.W. | Sultry | 1 | ||
| 22 | S.W. | Dull weather | 1 | ||
| 23 | W. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 24 | N.W. | Rain | 1 | ||
| 25 | W. | Cloudy | 1 | ||
| 26 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 27 | S.W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 28 | W. | Clear | 1 | ||
| 29 | N.E. | Very sultry | 1 | ||
| 30 | E. | Cloudy | 1 | ||
| July | 1 | S.W. | Clear and dry | 1 | |
| 2 | S.W. | Thermometer stood 93° | 3 | ||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 | W. | Windy and rain | 1 | ||
| 6 | S.W. | Clear and warm | 4 | ||
| 7 | |||||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 | |||||
| 10 | W. | Sultry, thermometer 92° | 2 | ||
| 11 | |||||
| 12 | S.W. | Sultry and calm | 3 | ||
| 13 | |||||
| 14 | |||||
| 15 | W. | Cloudy and rain | 1 | ||
| 16 | N. | Cloudy, some rain | 1 | ||
| 17 | W. | Clear and dry | 4 | ||
| 18 | |||||
| 19 | |||||
| 20 | |||||
| 21 | S.W. | Thermometer ab. Zero 95 | 2 | ||
| 22 | |||||
[1]. Gabriel Franchère, Voyage (French original, published at Montreal in 1820; English translation published in New York, 1854); Ross Cox, Adventures on the Columbia River (London, 1831); and Alexander Ross, Adventures (London, 1849). We reprint the first and third of these.
[2]. For a brief account of the discoveries of the North-west Coast, see Thwaites, Rocky Mountain Exploration (New York, 1904), chap. i. For notes on Vancouver and Drake, see Franchère’s Narrative, volume vi of our series, notes 2, 66. Further references to this Narrative, in the following notes, will be to that reprint.—Ed.
[3]. For brief sketch of John Jacob Astor, see Franchère’s Narrative, volume vi. of our series, note 8.—Ed.
[4]. For the history of the great fur-trade companies, see Turner, “Character and Influence of the Fur Trade in Wisconsin,” Wisconsin Historical Society Proceedings, 1889; Chittenden, History of American Fur Trade in Far West (New York, 1902); J. Long’s Voyages, volume ii of our series, preface. The Mackinac Company, composed of British subjects, was formed before the surrender of the Upper Lakes posts to the Americans (1796). It operated chiefly in the West and South-west; and in 1807, Americans on Lake Ontario fired upon its brigade. See Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections, xxv, pp. 250–257. This company was a source of dispute between Canada and the United States until Astor purchased its stock. At the time of sale, the North West Company’s partners held a controlling interest.—Ed.