213 Kennedy's expedition. 



utterly useless complaint must be, the men seldom 

 repined aloud. 



Nov. lUh. — We killed the smallest horse early 

 this morning-, and had aU the meat cut up and on 

 the stag-e to dry by nine o'clock. I made the blood, 

 heart, Hver, kidneys, and tripe last us three days, 

 as they would not keep long-er, and we mixed our 

 allowance of flour with them. We had no salt to 

 season them with, as all our salt was required to 

 put ia the blood to prevent its turning' sour. The 

 heat during- this day was very great, the thermo- 

 meter at noon in the shade standing- at 110°. 

 Douglas was very weak. The natives came this 

 afternoon, but did not stay long. 



Nov. IQth. — The natives this day brought us a few 

 small pieces of fish, but tjiey were old and hardly 

 eatable. I would not allow them to come near the 

 camp, but made signs to them to sit down at a dis- 

 tance, and when they had done so, I went to them 

 and distributed a few fish-hooks. Douglas died this 

 morning, and we buried him at dusk when the 

 natives were gone, and I read the funeral service 

 over him. He was the first of our party we had 

 lost, and his death, the sad precursor of so many 

 more, cast an additional gloom over us. 



Nov. l^th. — The natives came and brought some 

 of their gins (women) with them. They would only 

 allow one of us at a time to go near them. The 

 women wore very neatly fi'inged girdles hanging 

 loose about their loins, and shaded themselves with 



