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William Jones (Durkee's)
It is 12 m. by the river from fks of Klamath to Youngs ferry, pretty much all cañon, a foot trail runs down on the north side - River rapid, the worst place two miles above Youngs; below the water is smoother. At say 5 miles from the mouth it spreads out & is quite shallow.  There is an island in the middle about a mile from the mouth, covered with bushes. & which at low tide is 1/2 a mile long.  There are not many trees round the mouth As usual there is a high point on the north & a low spit on the south side the entrance.
Between Durkees & Youngs there are three or four small ranches.  The Indians most numerous below.  First, the Serragoin ranch is 20 m below Youngs.  It is on the n. side of the river.  The largest ranch about a mile below it.  A trail up from opposite Serragoin to Youngs.
From Youngs down large flats occur on both sides of the river.  The Indians below live mostly on fish, shellfish &c.
The Tolewahs or Pt. St. George Indians came into the river in three canoes while his party was below.  40 men in one of them.  They have 10 or 12 guns among them.  Thinks there are 300 or 400 all told at the largest 

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ranch on Klamath.  There are 4 smoke houses & 12 or 14 houses.  The houses would furnish a very inaccurate guide to the numbers as the unmarried men live mostly in the smoke houses.  The Tolewahs appear to be a finer race than the Klamath Indians & more warlike.  they go to sea in their canoes.

 Jones was killed by a grizzly bear shortly after I left the Klamath, in the winter of 1852.3.  He was from the state of Maine

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