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riiOJECTILK \VEAP(.1NS. 



Fir ear 7ns. — W hi w Ih isi mil siinps m in si mi i ihisi 

 they had no tin mils hnrili. m \t p iit\ ot u hm s « h,, 

 with them (I'lilli II mil I1<m>|m i in Isl'i) toiiml i In < lii< 

 of an old 8haK\ niiisk, t ot I lulish nnlu witliih, n mi 

 the lock.' Hoop. 1 1). lit \.il this to l)( tlu gun li st 1,\ 

 lin's party in Isjf)'' Tins ^miii ^^ is, llo^^( voi oih n s, , 

 ofthe P/om- (in f Kt Cipt M uniic k. pt it on I.oikI, 

 some time^), ami w is found tohm on tin jo, k Ixsnhs 

 nett," also tin d iti lsl{ so tint ot (onisi it u |s 

 Armstrong'' also nu ntioiis si . in„ tins ^iin, wlm h, tin iiitiM 

 they had proi und "from tht otlu i tiibis to tin south 

 ward." In the siimnu r of ls")i tin \ Ix gan to ]mi(hase 

 guns and ammunition from tin ( isti in n iti\Ls \ uksina 

 and two othei nun ( ai h l)oin,lit i ^iiii this \( n ■> 



Asthewhaliis bt ^ iii (o goto Point J5uI(n^ in ls")4, 

 the opportunitv foi obtaining iiu iiins has bun atlouUd 

 the natives e\( i\ m ir sunt thtn, so th it tlii\ ait now 

 well supplied witli<,iiiis dm th of Vhhik uuninutiituK 

 That all their fiHaims h u, n, i h, i n obt iiiu d iiom tins 

 source is probabh f-om tin f n t th. \ lii\t still in th. ii j 



possession a immbt r .»( smootliboi. ptniission giiiis , 



double and single bui.hd ot Kiissi m in inufK tin. ^ 



They are all stimixd m IJiissi in with tin n iiir ol Tul i, | 



atownontli. ( »op i lo > mil. s .onth ot Mos.ow, win. h \ "^ 



has received till n nil. ol th. ^h. tin Id iiid r.iiniingham ^ ^3 

 of Russia," fi.iiii lis \ast m mill n toi \ ot iims .stibhshul Xi^J^ 

 by IVtfrtli.-(.n it 1 in s, ^uiis must lin. , om. tiom pio re -socHid 

 the "Xiinataiimiiin who obtiiind th. m dtlui fiom ''v^, ■ ^f ni 

 tinr SilMMJan ti id. is .,i iioni th. Uiissi ins at ISwUm S.miid fhioiigh 

 the Mal.'iniiit, Hith sinooihbiu and iitled guns aie in gent lal use 

 Tliesiiio.)tlil)oits lit ot illsoits iml d(s, ,i],ti(ins tioiii in old lliiitl.>. k 

 musket to inoie or Itss \ ilinblt siiuh mid nl li p. i< iissi.m t.)w]iiig 

 ])ieces. Threeof the n itut s now (Iss^jhn. . h. ip .jonblt bit t.( hloidus 

 and one a .singlt biet. lilo i.l. i (mid. b\ [olm 1' Lo\tll, ot Hoston) 

 Guns in genei il ir. t illtd '.upiin,' iii onom ito[)<i k woiil ingiiuiil 

 use in western Vm.in i but in iii\ ot th. ditltit nt kinds liavt spt 1 1 il 

 names. Foriiistmi. iilnilih ^imis. illt d ni ulio'lin (tiom ?«f(f//o,^««) 

 The rifles are. iN., <.| m in\ .liil. i. nl pirttins Tin kind piefeiitd bv 

 the natives is till oidiiiii\ Win. htstti biass mounttd 1") shot upeatti 

 which the whalt is md ti nl. is pint base cheaph at whoks.ile This is 



' Hooper, Tents, etc., p. 2:!9. 



Tranklin, 2d Exp., p. 148. In the hurry ol" l.-avina; Barter Island 'one of the enw of the Reliance 

 loft his gun and anminuition." 

 'S<m McCIuro'a N. W. Pasaase, p. .igO. 

 * Narrative, p. lOil. 

 'Maguiro, Further Papers, ji. 9U7. 

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