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seen, having the septum of the nose pierced, and a large blue bead CHAP, 
strung upon a strip of whalebone passed through the orifice, the bead 
hanging as low as the opening of the mouth. One of them, on re- August, 
ceiving a large stocking-needle, thrust it into the orifice, or, as some of 
the seamen said, “ spritsail-yarded her nose.” A youth of the party 
who had not yet had his lips perforated wore his hair in bunches on 
each side of the head after the fashion of the women, which I notice 
as being the only instance of the kind we met with, and which I trust 
does not indicate a nearer resemblance to a class of individuals men- 
tioned by LangsdorlF as existing in Oonalashka under the denomination 
of Schopans. 
Eed and blue beads, buttons, knives, and hatchets were as usual 
the medium through which every thing they would part with was pur- 
chased. The men were more excited than usual by a looking-glass, 
which, after beholding their own features in it, and admiring al- 
ternately the reflection of their head and lip ornaments, they very 
inconsiderately carried to one of their party who was perfectly blind, 
and held before his face. As this was done rather seriously, certainly 
without any appearance of derision, it is possible that they imagined it 
might produce some effect upon his sight. On landing at the encamp- 
ment on the peninsula, I was received in a more friendly manner even 
than the day before. Each of the natives selected a friend from 
among our party, and, hke the Gambier islanders, locked their arms 
in ours, and led us to a small piece of rising ground near their 
tents, where we sat down upon broad planks and deer-skins. A 
dried fish was then presented to each of us, and a bowl of cranberries 
mashed up with sorrel and rancid train-oil was passed round, after the 
manner of the Kraikees on the Asiatic shore ; but, however palatable 
this mixture might have been to our hosts, it was very much the reverse 
to us, and none of our party could be induced to partake of it, except 
Mr. Osmer, who did so to oblige me at the expense of his appetite 
for the rest of the day. The Esquimaux were surprised at our re- 
fusal of this offer, and ridiculed our squeamishness ; and by way of 
convincing us what bad judges we were of good cheer, five of them 
fell to at the bowl, and with their two forefingers very expeditiously 
