190 NOTES TAKEN. 
In the course of the afternoon Oti asked me for some sugar 
from the dish standing on our camp-table; and as our stock 
was small, I took out several large lumps and offered them. 
He shook his head and walked off, apparently angry. Pretty 
"soon he returned, and pointed again to the dish. I nodded 
my head, and he deliberately poured the whole into his bag. 
The same thing happened with their rations; they refused 
them, and the commissary-corporal immediately reported the 
case to the Captain, who told him to double them; this was 
done, and they took them at once. 
August 15th.—On coming out this morning, I was surprised 
to find the chiefs still lingering around camp, although having 
saddled up their horses. I found out that they had seen 
some whiskey and wanted to get it. Both were armed with 
bows and arrows in addition to their rifles. I tried to barter 
for a bow, quiver and arrows, offering goods and money to 
much more than their value, but no, they would trade for 
nothing but whiskey, and upon my offering it, (which I 
did to try them,) were willing to give their bows and arrows 
for a bottle full. 
Conner told me that this was their way, if they want any- 
thing, they must have it, let it cost what it will. He said he 
once got a mule, which he afterwards sold for fifty dollars, for 
a plug of tobaceo, and, as I have observed before, I could 
readily have got the two bows, quivers and arrows, for a short 
quart of whiskey. They care nothing about money, as they 
cannot use it, all they think of is the gratification of their 
