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26, Especially from the Ocean via Stickun Lynn canal Simpson River &c [[line]] Had this plan been ^[[followed]] [[strikethrough]] carried out [[/strikethrough]]I have no doubt it would have been economical and effective even without my having authority to complete final arrangements for construction [[strikethrough]]a [[/strikethrough]] As I would still have time in August and September to provide for wintering my party and carrying on the work. I should of course open communication with the Hudsons' Bay Company and got the Assistance of our McKenzie River friends.
Transcription Notes:
It looks like Kennicott [author] misspelled "Hudsons'" and wrote "Hudsens'" [[his e's look like i's without the dot sometimes]]
resolved doubts and corrected typos - nwmath