[Letter written to Scouler care of 'Dr Hooker', University of Glasgow] Douglas misses Scouller [Scouler] and it grieved him immensely that he was unable to see him before he sailed. Douglas left Fort Vancouver on 22 Oct to see Scouller on his way to Whitley's Harbour on the Cheeheelir [Cheecheeler] River. On 23 Oct he put ashore at Oak Point to procure food, where an Indian gave him Scouller's letter. Douglas found Tha-a-muxii or 'the Beard Com Comley's brother' [Chief of the Chenook or Chinook] whom Scouler saw. Douglas thinks him a fine old man. The old man accompanied Douglas along the coast and 60 miles up the Cheeheelir River, where Douglas crossed a track of land near Mount St Helens to the Cow-a-lidsk River, which he descended to its junction with the Columbia. Douglas's knee became worse; he was an invalid for three days on Cape Foulweather. Douglas killed several species of Procellaria, Larus and one of Colymbus but excessive rain prevented their preservation. The only plant species he found worthy of notice was a new Eriogonum, with some seeds of plants previously in his possession. This trip took 25 days. During the winter he looked for Musci. He collected birds as nothing could be done in botany. He has specimens of a Pinus, the finest of the genus and the most splendid specimen of American vegetation, and hopes soon to have an abundance of better specimens and ripe seeds. He also has another species of Mimulus, 'M. alba' [Mimulus albus]. There is a Mr McLeod there who met Captain Franklin's party on Lake Winnipeg. Douglas has learnt that there is a botanist named Drummond with Franklin's expedition who is on the other side of the mountains. Douglas expects to reach the mountains in August. He will be glad to see Scouller again on their usual trip to Ben Lomond. Dr McLoughlin and William McKenzie offer their wishes to Scouller who is particularly talked of by Obery[?] and Captain Cox. Page 1 of 4.