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search of him and the pack-animals. In the afternoon, the marine 

 made his appearance, without any other loss than the ramrod of his 

 musket ; he had passed the night in the woods. This same man, a 

 day or two after, reported to Lieutenant Emmons that he had lost his 

 riding-horse : he was very properly told to go in search of him, and 

 if he could not find him to return to Vancouver, as he was too help- 

 less to be of any use. This had the desired effect, and from that day 

 forth, he proved a useful man. There were many other annoyances 

 and difficulties that Lieutenant Emmons's patience and perseverance 

 overcame. 



During the time of their stay, Mr. Agate made many sketches. 

 One of these is of a burying-place, which I have thought worth insert- 

 ing, as exhibiting one of the peculiar features of a race which is now 

 fast disappearing. The mode of burial seems to vary with almost 

 every tribe: some place the dead above ground, while others bury 

 their departed friends, surrounding the spot with a variety of utensils 

 that had been used by the deceased. 



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