They had already cleared extensive openings in the forest, and built some substantial and comfortable houses near the banks of the river, which were here quite high, and covered for the most part with gigantic trees.
It was determined to ask hospitality of these people, to the extent of borrowing a corner of their fire to boil our tea-kettle, and bake the short-cake which had been now, for nearly two days, our substitute for bread.

Its manufacture had been a subject of much merriment.

The ingredients, consisting of Powell's black flour, some salt, and a little butter, were mixed in the tin box which had held our meat.

This was then reversed, and, having been properly cleansed, supplied the place of a dough-board.

The vinegar-bottle served the office of rolling-pin, and a shallow tin dish formed the appliance for baking.