52 THE DISCOVERY OF BURLINGTON BAY. 



from the tail to the middle as if it were a large cord, keeping the re- 

 mainder entirely straight, and darting forward, sometimes 3 to 4 

 paces, all the time making a loud noise, with the rattle which it car- 

 ries at the end of its tail. There are many in this place as large as 

 the arm, six or seven feet long, and entirely black. It vibrates its 

 tail very rapidly, making a sound like a quantity of melon or gourd 

 seeds shaken in a box. 



" At length after waiting three days, the chiefs and some fifty 

 Indians and Squaws came to see us. 



" We gave presents to obtain two captive slaves, and a third for 

 carrying our effects to the village. The savages made us two presents. 

 The first of fourteen or fifteen deerskins, to assure us they were 

 going to conduct us to their village, the second of about 5,000 shell 

 beads, and afterwards, two captives for guides. One of them belonged 

 to the Codonas (Shawnees), and the other to the Nez Perces. They 

 were both excellent hunters, and seemed to be well disposed. Con- 

 ducted by the Indians we proceeded to the village of Otinaoustettaona, 

 arriving there on the 24th Sept., 1669." 



Dropping the journal of Galinee at this point, I might say that 

 at this place, then but a small Iroquois village though twenty years 

 before, an important Neuter town, the missionaries had received 

 such a hearty welcome as made one of them think seriously of spend- 

 ing the rest of his days there. 



While there they provided their captive guide (the one allotted 

 to the priests) with a coat, blanket, pot and knife, as equipment for 

 their future journey. An Indian arrived, however, from the Dutch, 

 with a keg of brandy, and it was soon discovered that the said guide 

 had sold or pledged his coat for ten mouthfuls. This greatly annoyed 

 the worthy Father Galinee, who immediately seized the hypothe- 

 cated coat and discharged the guide. The latter expressed great 

 contrition, but finding he had no chance of being restored to favor, 

 brought back all the things which bad been given him, and intro- 

 duced a fellow captive from the same tribe, who was accepted in his 

 stead. As the affair made a good deal of stir in the village, the 

 chiefs held a council and presented the missionaries with two thou- 

 sand beads in order to cause them to forget the matter, and further 

 made a great feast. 



This Indian village appears to have been situated on the borders 



