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At length he concluded to dive to the bottom, to 

 see what he could find, on which to subsist ; but 

 he found nothing but mud, a little of which he 

 brought in his mouth, and placed it on the surface 

 of the water, where it remained. He then went 

 for more mud, and placed it with that already- 

 brought up ; and thus he continued his operations, 

 until he had formed a considerable hillock. This 

 land increased by degrees, until it overspread a 

 large part of the world, which assumed at length 

 its present form. The earth, in process of time, 

 became peopled in every part, and remained in 

 this condition for many years. Afterwards a fire 

 run over it all, and destroyed every human being, 

 excepting one man and one woman. They saved 

 themselves by going into a deep cave, in a large 

 mountain, where they remained for several days, 

 until the fire was extinguished. They then came 

 forth from their hiding place ; and from these 

 two persons, the whole earth has been peopled. 



Besides the feasts, made for their dead, which 

 have been described in my Journal, the Carriers 

 give others, merely to entertain their guests, who 

 are frequently all the people of a village, as well as 

 a few who belong to a neighbouring village. The 

 following ceremonies attend such festivals. The 

 person who makes the entertainment, who is al- 

 ways a Chief, boils or roasts several whole beav- 



