fit. The two hired taxidermists went with us. We sailed down the river on the ebb tide which helped us immensely. The boat was large size and large cabin. There came to be a family of Chinese, or men, and two women & children who lived in the stern of the boat. About midnight we reached an anchorage opposite the mouth Karnemel stream a look which we had to ascend. As soon as the tide turned & flood began we started At noon after midnight. The men & women helped the boat along by rowing all the way & it was calm. Kellogg & I slept on deck upwind where there was a fair breeze but the rows who stood over me annoyed us somewhat. (21) We landed at sunrise daylight at a small village. The path led to Longton where we expected to find Andrews. At the village we