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only three canoes along-fide, with cod and halibut, fuffi- ^ ^ f^ ?• 



cient to ferve the fhip's company one day, and a ^cw to- *- — -—j 



lerably good fea-otter fkins. On the 30th the weather May." 



growing moderate, the people were fent on jQiore to cut ^^'^''"^''- 3o- 

 wood and bring off water for prefent ufe. 



On the 4th June the weather appearing fettled, I dif- Tune. 

 patched the whale-boat and yaul on a trading expedition, °" ^^^' 

 under the direftion of Meflrs. Crefsleman and Bryant. I 

 at firjft intended to have fent them round Cape Hinchin- 

 brooke, and on toward Kayes Ifland; but on fecond con- 

 fideration I judged it would anfwer my purpofe beft to 

 fend them up an opening fituated between that we lay in, 

 and Snug Corner Cove, by which means they would ftand 

 a chance of obtaining part of the trade intended for the 

 Nootka ; but by going on the other fide, they were likely 

 to meet only with Indians coming to the King George. In 

 the evening I fent a few hands in the canoe to procure 

 fome crabs, and in two hours they returned with a good 

 quantity of fine ones. Juft as night came on, a few In- 

 dians came along-fide, bringing fome halibut and cod, but 

 no furs. 



Early the next morning I fent the carpenter with a Tuefday;. 

 party of men over to the North fiiore to cut fome flicks 

 for fpare topmafts, a mizen-maft, and a main-yard; an- 

 other party were employed fawing boards, the cooper 

 brewing fpruce beer, and the remainder of the fhip's com- 

 pany were clearing the gun-room and airing the fails;, 

 fome of which had got wet during the late bad weather. 



On 



