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Indians come to the Ships with Furs. — Shena a thieving 

 Difpojition. — Bring great Quantities of Salmon to bar- 

 ter. — Short Defcription of the Coimtry nearTrading Bay. 

 ^—Climate. — Produce. — 'The Ships leave Tradi?tg Bay^ 

 and proceed down the River. — Requefled by the Indians 

 to join with them again ft the Ruffians. — Prefents given 

 at parting. — Leave Cook's River ^ and proceed towards 

 Prince TFiiliants Sound. — Prevented from mahiig it by 

 contra?y Winds. — Proceed along the Coafi. — Difap- 

 poi7ited in meeting with Crofs Sou7id. 



c HA p. QOON after we anchored, two fmall canoes came off 



V— « ^ from the fhore, nearly a-breaft of the fhip, and went 



July* along-fide the Queen Charlotte. I afterwards learnt that 



Friday 28. ^^^ j^^^ nothing to barter, except a few dried falmon, 

 which captain Dixon purchafed for beads ; and alfo made 

 them a few prefents, in order to convince them that our 

 intentions were friendly, and that v/e wifhed to trade with 

 them in a peaceable manner. They feemed to comprehend 

 captain Dixon's meaning, and promifed to bring furs the 



Saturday 29. foUowing day. About feVen o'clock the next morning we 

 had the pleafure of feeing two large canoes and feveral 

 fmall ones pufhing off from the fhore. The large canoes 

 contained about twenty people each ; the fmall ones held 

 but one, or at moft two perfons. When at fome diftance 

 from us they joined in a fong, which was continued for a 



confider- 



