TRAVELS IN 
me, which I filled with her milk. It ap- 
peared to me much lefs difagrceable than 
that of the elephant, and the next day was 
changed almoft wholly into cream. It had an 
amphibious tafte, and a fifhy fmell, which 
gave difguft ; but I could have made ufe of it 
for want of other milk, and in coffee it was 
even pleafant. 
The light of our fires In the night, and the 
noife of our guns in the day, gave notice of our 
prefence to feveral hordes of the greater Nimi- 
quas, fituate a few leagues from us on the other 
fide of the river; and they frequently paid me 
■^ifits in my camp. 
So alfo did the Caminouquas, who dwelt 
farther off. All of them teftified their friend- 
fhip to me, and I received them with fimilar 
feiitiments. None of them ever returned with- 
out being laden with the produce of my gun. 
Thefe prefents, which were nothing to me, 
and much to them, procured me friends among 
all the hordes. All were eager to come to 
fee me, and all invited me to vifit them in re- 
turn. 
Thefe comings and goings, the fight of thefe 
good favages, who entrufted themfelves in my 
haodsj 
