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Agent for the purpose of beating us to Carroll Islet to sack that 

 and adjoining islands, in accordance with their ancient custom. 

 They entertained the mistaken notion that our purpose included 

 the collection of all eggs and young birds, and they proposed to 

 secure their share for a general tribal feast. Fortunately for 

 our purposes the seas prevented a landing on Carroll Islet, but 

 the adjoining island of Wishaloolth was as nearly cleaned of 

 eggs as it was possible for them tO' clean it. The agent confis- 

 cated the eggs, upon the return of the renegades, and threatened 

 them with the state law, which provides a severe penalty for 

 such breaches. There were 256 eggs taken, mostly from nests 

 of the Glaucus-winged Gull, but a few from nests of California 

 Murre and Tufted Pufifin. Few of them were fresh, since these 

 Indians prefer the flavor of well incubated eggs ! Loud mur- 

 murings of protest and black looks did not shake the agent from 

 the performance of his duty. While it may seem somewhat 

 hard to deprive these Indians of the privilege of gathering for 

 themselves this supply of food, which is to them one of the pro- 

 visions of Nature and apparently their right, I am sure that 

 no one who has personal acquaintance with the facts will dissent 

 from this deliberate attitude of the Government officials. It is 

 entirely clear that none of these Indians really needs this supply 

 of food. 



At 8 o'clock on Monday evening our Indians took us over to 

 Dhuoyuatzachtal, which lies under the lea of the point on which 

 LaPush is situated, leaving us there for some night work. 

 From the top of this island the sun was just sinking into the 

 foam: crested waves. Our blankets were spread upon a spot the 

 least likely to harbor nests of either Kseding's Petrel or Cassin's 

 Auklet. but in spite of our precautions in this respect subse- 

 quent events proved that we were holding some dozen birds 

 prisoners in their nest burrows. If the birds without seemed 

 to be saying 'I'm here, I'm here, let me in, let me in,' surely 

 those within were more eagerly calling 'I'm here, I'm here, let 

 me out, let me out.' 



The highest point of this island, a rock ridge, faces north- 

 ward, this side of the island being almost precipitous. South- 



