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wild geese. The natives say the proper time for killing deer 

 is early in the morning, at which time they resort to the 

 springs to drink. Occasionally I encountered extensive 

 thickets of rose-bushes, through which some large animal ap- 

 peared but recently to have passed. 



On returning to the beach I passed a burial-ground. It 

 was surrounded with stakes to prevent the wild beasts from 

 entering it, and the corpses instead of being interred were 

 wrapped in mats, and placed upon the ground in a sitting 

 posture. 



May 6th. Having completed the survey of the harbor, we 

 again spread our sails to the breeze and stood out into the 

 Sound, followed by a great number of canoes, which had for 

 sale fish, clams, and venison. We laid in a large supply of 

 these ; and the articles preferred in exchange w r ere, as usual, 

 powder, fish-hooks, clothing, and paint. The fish were the 

 largest we had seen of the kind — some of the cod weighing be- 

 tween forty and fifty pounds. Towards evening the wind 

 became so light we could not stem the tide, and so we stood 

 into Port Townsend, and anchored in ten fathoms water. This 

 is another excellent harbor. 



A short walk from the beach here brings you to a beautiful 

 lawn, ornamented with a great variety of pretty flowers. It 

 extends several miles into the interior, and abounds in small- 

 lakes, around which hovered vast numbers of ducks and geese. 

 The wood which skirts the green is composed of the same kind 

 of trees as that about Port Discovery. 



The Indians inhabiting the surrounding shores are clad in 

 blankets and skins of wild beasts, and appear friendly. They 

 are passionately fond of smoking, and will exchange anything 

 they have for pipes and tobacco. The principal ornament 

 worn by the women is at. round piece of white bone, of about 



