NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA. 313 



CHAP. 

 XJV. 



1787- 



With refpedl to the dcfcription of the natives of thefe 

 iflands, I mean their perfons, their houfes, canoes, cuf- 

 tomsj civil, miHtary, and rehgious, I refer the reader to o'aober 

 the more full account of captains Cook and King. But one "° ^^'^ 

 piece of advice I will venture to give to thofe whofe bufi- 

 nefs may lead them to thefe iflands, for the purpofe of wa- 

 tering and refreiliing, is this, that they make the ifland 

 of Owhyhee, a little to the Southward of the EafI; point, 

 and run down the South fide of the ifland. There is no 

 danger but what fliews itfelf, nor indeed did I perceive 

 any that lay half a mile fromthe fhore, until you come 

 the length of the South point. There is off that point 

 a reef that runs off about a mile, which is eafily difco- 

 vered by breakers and coloured water. In this run you may 

 get fmall hogs and vegetables enough for prefent fupply; 

 and after hauling round the South point, you will begin 

 to get a fupply of fait, which article cannot be procured 

 at the Eaflern part of the illand ; I mean not after you get 

 to the Eaftv/ard and Northward of Karakakooa Bay; and 

 as you draw towards Karakakooa, you will get a plentiful 

 fupply of fine hogs, bread-fruit, and fweet potatoes, taro, 

 fugar-cane, and cocoa-nuts. 



This ifland is not famous for the fweet root; and be- 

 tween Karakakooa and the South point you may procure 

 all the refrefhments the ifland affords, and you may alfo 

 get the natives to bring off frefh water enough for prefent 

 ufe. Take care they do not cheat you, by filling their calla- 

 bafhes with fait water, which they will do, and fell it, if 

 you are not careful in tailing: fe\Tral of my people were 

 cheated this way. And hereabouts is the fituation I would 

 recommend for faking pork ; you will have the open and un- 



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