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21 and Fremont determined to visit it for the purpose of thoroughly examining it. I arranged the India rubber boat myself and with the four others who accompanied our leader, we made the journey safely, the island is about 15 miles from the main land, we remained on it part of one day and night, having brought fresh water for cooking purposes with us. We found nothing of any great importance there; there were no springs and it was perfectly barren, we ascended the largest mountain and under a shelving rock cut a large cross which is there to this day. Next morning we started back, we had not left the island more than a league? behind us when the clouds commenced gathering for a storm. Our boat was leaking? wind? and kept one man continually employed at the bellows. Fremont directed us to pull for our lives telling us that if we did not arrive on shore before the storm broke we would surely all perish. We all did our very best & were fortunate enough to get to land in time. We had hardly disembarked when the storm began and in less than an hour afterwards the waters had risen eight or ten feet. We continued up the Bear river till we got above the lake then we crossed over it and went up the Malad River and from there to Fort Hall where we met Fitzpatrick and his party. From here Fremont took his party, and proceeded in advance, Fitzpatrick keeping in the rear some eight days march we struck out for the mouth of the Columbia River and arrived safely at the Dalles River. From here Fremont took four men and proceeded to Vancouver's Island to purchase provisions. I remained in charge of the camp in the meantime Fitzpatrick joined us & We started for Klamath Lake, a guide was employed to take us there and we arrived there safely and found a large