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was not repeated. The next day William came 

 to see me. "I have come to have a talk with 

 you," he said. "I never thought you could cap- 

 ture me, but now that you have, I will make a 

 proposition to you; if you will let me go, I will 

 give you my word, I shall never poach on the river 

 again." I said, "All right, I will trust you." 

 He kept his word. He lived here many years 

 after that and never gave me any trouble. Later 

 on he told me there had been four in his gang. 

 One used to watch my house, and if uncertain 

 about my presence, would come in on some pre- 

 tence or other to see if I was away, in which case 

 there would be no move. The second kept 

 watch on the point and would signal to the one on 

 the hill, who then had lots of time to spare to 

 warn William and get away. He never knew 

 how I had managed to evade his three spies. 



The most common kind of spear used by Indians 

 or white men in this locality is the negog, but for 

 use in deep waters or strong currents the entogan 



a bone spear, is mostly used. The bone piece 

 is about six inches long and secured by a thong in 

 the middle, to which can be attached any length 

 of line necessary. Both points are sharp and the 

 middle is fitted with a socket, into which a long 



Entogan " (Bone Spear) 



