In the spring he had built a canoe, the materials for which he had brought with him across the mountains, and had come down the river to our establishment.

He added that the wintering partners had resolved to abandon all their trading posts west of the mountains, not to enter into competition with us, provided our company would engage not to encroach upon their commerce on the east side: and to support what he said, produced a letter to that effect, addressed by the wintering partners to the chief of their house in Canada, the Hon.

William M'Gillivray.
Mr.Thompson kept a regular journal, and travelled, I thought, more like a geographer than a fur-trader.

He was provided with a sextant, chronometer and barometer, and during a week's sojourn which he made at our place, had an opportunity to make several astronomical observations.

He recognised the two Indians who had brought the letter addressed to Mr.J.Stuart, and told us that they were two women, one of whom had dressed herself as a man, to travel with more security.