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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 helpless 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 difficul¬ 
ties 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. 
The graves are covered with boards, in order to prevent the wolves 
from disinterring the bodies. The emblem of a squaw’s grave is 
generally a cammass-root digger, made of a deer’s horns, and fastened 
on the end of a stick. 
From the delay of the party in the Willamette Valley, they became 
