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fell rre(|ueiill\ . We liad to camp in a bñ'^, liul llie next day 

 none of us were the worse for our hardships. 



As we were sailing down the waters of Agaia wc carne 

 across natives, bul they were so frightened that they hastened 

 away for their lives. They had not seen the boat ascend, & how 

 it carne there they had no idea, and thougli one of our crew 

 was known to them, and a near neiglibour he could not prevail 

 upon tliem to stop, for they were afraid we were « Asasin » 

 íVom the west, wliose only object could be to kill all we met. 

 So we landed at the head of a long creek, and found every 

 thing saturated. During the night it snowed much, but owing to 

 our native crew we had a good night, & they were as always. 

 very cheerful and lielpful. The next day we walked across an 

 isthmus leading us to one of the creeks of Atduaia on the South 

 coast of Hoste Island But it was a perfect scene of desolation in 

 spite of the rank forest growth. As everywhere in western 

 Fireland animal & bird life was \ev\ scarce, and we saw very 

 few signs of human life. We then returned to our hut, and 

 having breakfasted departed, and the weather being fine we 

 rowed well. On the way we landed here & there & to our 

 surprise found cultivation where the natives grew potatoes & 

 turnips. 



The next day we reached Wullaia the scene of the mas- 

 sacre of the Mission party of cight persons in 1859. Here we also 

 found cultivations & spent a pleasant day. We were surprised 

 to gather ripe & good raspberries as this bush has become 

 quite wild there, having been brought from the Falkland Mission 

 station many years before. 



During the afternoon which was very fine we spent our 

 time admiring the beautiful scenery, fishing for Saj or Rock cod 

 of wliich we caught some fine specimens, and also in gathe- 

 ring a supply of Shapi. This is a bivalve, with very thin & 

 transparent shells, which are able al pleasure to change their 

 quarters. They adhere by clipping the leaves of the kelp A\'ith 

 their shells, and when conscious of danger by our puUing up 

 however gently the kolp which they weighed down, for they 

 \\-ere a numerous colony, they darted backwards & forwards 

 Init always do\\nward so that it was somewhat difficult to cap- 

 lure them. The natives have reason to speak of them so highly 

 as they do, They are only plenliful in a few favorite places. 

 We reached home at midnight of the tentli day, having rowed 

 most of the way. 



On another occasion, when the natives were in a highly 



