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hands, and the scalps of the Mahas they had killed, 
tied on them. Theykept moving, or jumping round 
the fire, rising and falling on both feet at once ; keep- 
ing a continual noise, singing and yelling. In this 
manner they continued till 1 o'clock at night, when 
•we returned to the boat with two of the chiefs. On 
coming aboard, the periogue run across the how of 
the boat and broke the cable. AH hands were roused 
to row the boat ashore ; the chiefs called aloud, and 
a number of .the warriors came to our assistance, but 
we did not need it : the circumstance, however, 
shewed their disposition to be of service. This un- 
fortunate acci^^^ent lost to us our anchor. 
Friday^ 2Sth, This morning we dragged the river 
all round where the boat lay, but could not find the 
anchor. At 9 o'clock we made preparations to sail ; 
some of the chiefs were on board, and concluded to 
go some distance with us. When we went to shove 
©ff, some of the Indians took hold of the rope and 
would not let it go. This conduct had like to be 
attended with bad cor\sequences, as Captain Lewis 
was near giving orders to cut the rope and to fire on 
them. The chiefs, however, went out and talked 
with them : they said 'they wanted a carrot of to- 
bacco, and that if we gave that we might go. The 
tobacco was given them, and we went off under a 
gentle breeze of wind. We passed high land on the 
Tiorth side and bottom on the south. We proceeded 
4 miles, and then satw an Indian following us along 
the beach, when Captain Lewis went in a periogue 
and brought him on board. He informed us that 
SOO more Indians had come to their camp, and de- 
sired we should stop and talk with them. We did 
not then stop, but proceeded on, and he remained 
©n board. We passed a fine bottom cover^^l with 
timber on the north side, and bare hills on the south. 
We made two large stones serve the purpose of an 
