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the tribe was out fishing for halibut a short 

 distance off shore, in front of the village. At 

 length he succeeded in hauling up a fine fish. 

 On seeing this, the chief immediately called to a 

 slave to launch a small canoe, and to row him out 

 to the successful fisherman. When the latter 

 saw him approaching, he realized at once that his 

 object was to seize the fish. Irritated by the 

 memory of many such acts, he at once resolved 

 to rid himself and his tribe of such an oppressor 

 once for all. So, seizing the bark rope to the end 

 of which a stone was attached, which he had been 

 using as an anchor, he tied it round his waist, 

 and as the chief laid hold of the halibut to transfer 

 it to his own canoe, he seized him securely round 

 the neck and jumped overboard, dragging the 

 chief with him. Unable to free himself from such 

 a death grip, he never rose to the surface again, 

 and thus the oppressed and oppressor died 

 together.&quot; 



The fair and promising settlement of Metla- Friction, its 

 kahtla was destined to be the scene of one of the Cau8es 

 most pitiful secessions and schisms in the history 

 of missions. The causes arose from two sources, 

 defects in the character of the founder of the 

 mission, and consequent defects in his methods. 

 William Duncan, a man of dominating temper and 

 unyielding spirit, ruled the community with a 

 rod of iron. The Scriptures were not translated 

 into the native tongue, attendance at Church was 

 compulsory under police supervision, and the 

 worshippers were given such instructions as their 



