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driven back from the immediate vicinity of Camp it became necessary to extend our hunting expeditions to a greater distance Our hunting party generally consisted of from four to six men which being a full crew for our little boat would proceed down the coast and land at a safe and suitable point, kill a boat load of game and return Generally we would Consume two or three days in these expeditions, but some times would coast down nearly if not quite as far south as the California & Oregon unknown examining the Coast for harbors, favorable hunting grounds, for indications of minerals, and to determine as far as practicable the locality of the principal? Indian villages and the probable number of Indians During these expeditions, although on a small scale, and as unimportant as they may appear, it was at all times necessary to observe the greatest caution to prevent us from falling