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Indians vijit the Ship mth Sea Otter Skins. — Boats fent 

 on a trading Expedition. — Plundered by the Indians. — 

 Return of the Boats. — Arrival of the Nootka. — AJftJ^ 

 i?i getting her ready for Sea. — Lojig-boat fent to CooKs 

 River. — Departure of the JVootka. — -Long-boat' s Re- 

 turn. — Sent a fecond I'ime. — Vifited by differejtt "Tribes 

 of Indians. — Various Employments carried on. — Abun- 

 da7tce of Salmon^ Herrings^ and Crabs. — Arrival of 

 the Long-boat. — Departure from Port Etches. 



CHAP. ^ 9 THOUGH our {ituation was a very eligible one, yet 

 . ^^•_ _^ J[ I found, on founding around the fhip, that we 

 1787- could have a ftill better birth, by lying higher up the har- 



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Tuefdayi5. bour; I therefore determined to fhift about a cable's 

 length further in; but the people being greatly fatigued 

 by towing the veffel all the preceding night, I deferred 

 my defign for the prefent, and gave them leave to take 

 fome reft. 



In the courfe of the day feveral canoes came along-fide, 

 from whom I purchafed ten or twelve good fea-otter fkins. 

 Several parts of the harbour appearing likely to afford 

 fome fifh, we hauled the feine frequently, but met with 

 Wednef. 16. no fuccefs. lu the morning of the i6th we hove up the 

 fmall bower, and after hauling the fhip within fhore 

 of the beft bower, let it go again in five fathoms water 



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