74 The Dijlrejfes and Adventures 

 Relief. Then taking leave of our fincere 

 Friend, with a thoufand Acknowledgements 

 of Gratitude for Kindnefs adminiftred, we 

 fat out for St. Michael's. 



After travelling through a Wood, we 

 came on a large Plain, where was a Whig- 

 wam, with a MaUata Man and Woman ; and 

 not far from them, fome Indians building a 

 new Range, with whom we ftaid two or three 

 Hours, not being able to travel in the Heat 

 of the Day. Thefe Indians told us, they 

 got Gold in abundance during the Rains, 

 and that it comes down from the Mountains. 

 Towards Evening we came to another Whig- 

 wam, where we found three Women, of 

 whom we begg'd a Night's Lodging, but 

 they made no Anfwer, which we took as a 

 Denial ; however, we refolved not to leave 

 the Place till Morning, and accordingly fat 

 us down at a little Diftance from them, to 

 reft ourfelves. The Women perceiving we 

 had taken up our fitting for that Night, con- 

 defcended, at laft, to bring us out a Bull's 

 Hide to lye on, but would not fuffer us to let 

 one Foot into their Whigwam ; perhaps, as 

 they had no Men to proteft them, they 



might 



