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fashion of the women, which I notice as being the 

 only instance of the kind we met with, and which 

 1 \826.' I trust does not indicate a nearer resemblance to a 

 class of individuals mentioned by Langsdorff as 

 existing in Oonalashka under the denomination of 

 Schopans. 



Red and blue beads, buttons, knives, and hatchets 

 were as usual the medium through which every 

 thing they would part with was purchased. The 

 men were more excited than usual by a looking- 

 glass, which, after beholding their own features in 

 it, and admiring alternately the reflection of their 

 head and lip ornaments, they very inconsiderately 

 carried to one of their party who was perfectly 

 blind, and held before his face. As this was done 

 rather seriously, certainly without any appearance 

 of derision, it is possible that they imagined it might 

 produce some effect upon his sight. 



On landing at the encampment on the peninsula, I 

 was received in a more friendly manner even than the 

 day before. Each of the natives selected a friend 

 from among our party, and, like the Gam bier island- 

 ers, locked their arms in ours, and led us to a small 

 piece of rising ground near their tents, where we sat 

 down upon broad planks and deer-skins. A dried 

 fish was then presented to e*ach of us, and a bowl of 

 cranberries mashed up with sorrel and rancid train- 

 oil was passed round, after the manner of the Krai- 

 kees on the Asiatic shore ; but, however palatable 

 this mixture might have been to our hosts, it was 

 very much the reverse to us, and none of our party 

 could be induced to partake of it, except Mr. Osmer, 

 who did so to oblige me at the expense of his appe- 

 tite for the rest of the day. The Esquimaux were 



