176 Thirty Years 
CHAPTER VIII. 
On the 11th we traveled nine miles to the foot of 
athe Copper Mountains, the day being hot. On the 
12th passed on our way twelve miles. In the evening 
we had the gratification of meeting Junius, who was 
hastening back to inform us that they had found four 
Esquimaux tents at the fall which we recognized to be 
the one described by Mr. Hearne. The inmates were 
asleep at the time of their arrival, but rose soon after- 
wards, and then Augustus presented himself, and had 
some conversation across the river. He told them the 
white people had arrived, who would make them very 
useful presents, The information of our arrival seem- 
ed to alarm them very much, but as the noise of the 
rapid prevented them from hearing distinctly, one of 
them came nearer to him in his canoe, and received 
the rest of the message. He would not, however, 
land on his side of the river, but returned to their 
tents without receiving the present. His language 
differed in some respects from Augustus’s, but they 
understood each other tolerably well. Augustus 
