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Journal of a Voyage through the 



and another of a flowered cotton, which I supposed were 

 Spanish ; it had been trimmed with leather fringe, after 

 the fashion of their own cloaks. Copper and brass are 

 in great estimation among them, and of the former the y 

 have great plenty ; they point their arrows and spears with 

 it, and work it up into personal ornaments ; such as col- 

 lars, ear-rings, and bracelets, which they wear on their 

 wrists, arms, and legs. I presume they find it the most 

 advantageous article of trade with the more inland tribes. 

 They also abound in iron. I saw some of their twisted 

 collars of that metal which weighed upwards of twelve 

 pounds. It is generally in bars of fourteen inches in length, 

 and one inch, three quarters wide. The brass is in thin 

 squares ; their copper is in large pieces, and some of it 

 appeared to be old stills cut up. They have various trin- 

 kets ; but their manufactured iron consists only of pon- 

 iards and daggers. Some of the former have very neat han- 

 dles, with a silver coin of a quarter or eighth of a dollar 

 fixed on the end of them. The blades of the latter are 

 from ten to twelve inches in length, and about four inches 

 broad at the top, from which they gradually lessen into a 

 point. 



When I produced my instruments to take an altitude, 

 I was desired not to make use of them. I could not then 

 discover the cause of this request, but I experienced the 

 good effect of the apprehension which they occasioned, as 

 it was very effectual in hastening my departure. I had 

 applied several times to the chief to prepare canoes and 

 people to take me and my party to the sea, but very little 

 attention had been paid to my application till noon ; when 

 I was informed that a canoe was properly equipped for my 

 voyage, and that the young chief would accompany me. 

 I now discovered that they had entertained no personal 

 fear of the instruments, but were apprehensive that the 

 operation of them might frighten the salmon from that 

 parr of the river. The observation taken in this village 

 gave me 52. 25. 52. North latitude. 



In compliance with the chief's request, I desired my 

 people to take their bundles, and lay them down on the 

 banks of the river. In the mean time I went to take the 

 dimensions of his large canoe, in which, it was signified 

 to me, that about ten winters ago he went a considerable 

 distance towards the mid-day sun, with forty of his peo- 

 ple, when he saw two large vessels full of such men as 



