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confiderable length of time ; and afterwards came along- ^ ^^^'^ ^• 



fide, extending their arms as a token of their pacific in- ' -* 



tentions, and many of them held up green plants, pro- ]^\y' 

 bably for the fame motive. Moft of thefe Indians had ""^ ^^ ^^' 

 their faces daubed entirely over with red oker and black 

 lead, which gave them a very difgufting appearance ; their 

 nofes and ears were in general ornamented v/ith fmall blue 

 beads or teeth, and they had a flit cut in the under lip, 

 in a line parallel with the mouth, which was adorned in a 

 limilar manner. We procured from this party near twenty 

 fea-otter fkins, and a few cloaks made of the earlefs marmot 

 fkins fewed together very neatly. They traded in a fair 

 open manner, and were very importunate with us to go on 

 fhore. I intreated one of them, who appeared to be a 

 chief, to come on board, which he declined at firft, un- 

 lefs I fent one of the failors into his canoe as an hoftage ; 

 but whilft I was fpeaking with him, one of his com- 

 panions ventured on board, and prefently afterwards the 

 chief and feveral others followed his example ; however, 

 to convince them that they were perfedlly fafe, I fent one 

 of my people into their boat, agreeably to the chief's 

 requeft. After ftaying on board fome time, and gratifying 

 their curiofity with looking at the veflel, they left us and 

 paddled on fhore, feemingly well fatisfied with their re- 

 ception. 



From this favourable beginning, I was inclined to think 

 we could not change our fituation for a better, therefore 

 determined to keep it a few days ; accordingly we fighted 

 the beft bower, and moored with it to the Southward, and 

 the ftream to the Northward. Our obfervation at noon 

 gave 60° 49' latitude. 



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