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'‘Amongst the people who came to trade with us, was an old man, who seemed remark- 
ably intelligent: he gave us to understand, that a good while ago there had been two 
vessels at anchor near this place, one of which was considerably larger than our's; that 
they carried a great number of guns, and that the people resembled us in colour and dress. 
He showed us a white shirt they had given him, and which he seemed to regard as a great 
curiosity: on examining it, we found it made after the Spanish fashion, and immediately 
judged these vessels described by this Indian to Ije the Spaniards who (as I have already 
related) were on this coast in the year 1775." (Pp. 182-1^.) 
Illustrations showing a carved dish. (P. 188.) 
“About two o’clock in the afternoon, being close in shore, we saw several canoes 
putting off, on which we shortened sail, and lay to for them, as the wind blew pretty fresh. 
The place these people came from had a very singular appearance, and on examining it 
narrowly, we plainly perceived that they lived in a very large hut, built on a small island, 
and well fortified after the manner of an hippah, on which account we distinguished this 
place by the name of Hippah Island." (P. 205.) 
“Captain Dixon no sooner saw the fortified hut just mentioned, than this suspicion 
was strengthened, as it was, he said, built exactly on the plan of the liippah of the savages 
at New Zealand.” (P. 206.) 
Labrets of wood ornamented with pearl and coppier. Spoon with a raven head design. 
(See illustrations, p. 205.) 
Queen Charlotte islands visited at several points. No mention of totem poles. (P. 224.) 
A white man left with the natives at King George sound. Seen the following year. 
(P. 232.) 
Earlier Explorers: “Before Captain Cook’s last voyage to the Pacific Ocean, this part 
of the coast was little known. The celebrated Ilussian navigator. Beering, in the year 
1741, fell in with the land in the latitude 58 deg. 28 min. North, and anchored in 59 deg. 
18 min. But the account which is published of his voyage is very imperfect and inaccurate. 
The Spaniards, too, are probably well acquainted with the coast a little to the South- 
ward of King George’s Sound, and about Cape Edgcombe, at both which places they 
anchored in 1775; and I have reason to think that their knowledge of this pa-t of the 
continent is confined to those particular situations." (P. 235.) 
Minerals: “There is little doubt of variety of metals and minerals being found here. 
I have already observed that we found a vein of coals in Cook’s River. The paint used 
by the natives in daubing their faces and bodies, appears chiefly to be black lead and red 
oker; and we frequently saw large, circular wreaths of copper both at Norfolk Sound and 
Queen Charlotte’s Islands, which did not appear to be foreign manufacture, but twisted 
into that shape by the natives themselves, to wear as an ornament about the neck." 
(P. 237.) 
“Beads are held in much greater estimation in the harbours first mentioned than 
anywhere else within our observation. These ornaments were undoubtedly introduced 
here by the Rusvsians, who have constantly traded vnth these people for many years past, 
and beads have been generally used in barter, so that if we make this a rule for judging 
how far the Russians have had a direct intercourse on the coast, it will api>ear that they 
have not been to the Eastward of Cape Hinchinbrook: and I think this conjecture far 
from improbable.” (P. 240.) 
“Besides the ornaments already mentioned, the Indians are very fond of masks or 
vizors and various kinds of caps, all of which are painted with different devices, such as 
birds, beasts, fishes, and sometimes representations of the human face; they have like- 
wise many of these devices carved in wood, and some of them far from being ill executed." 
(P. 242.) 
“Whenever any large party came to trade, these treasures were first produced, and 
the principal persons dressed out in all their finery before the singing commenced. In 
addition to this, the Chief (who always conducts the vocal concert) puts on a large coat, 
made of the elk skin, tanned, round the lower part of which is one, or sometimes two, rows 
of dried berries, or the beaks of birds, which make a rattling noise whenever he moves. In 
his hand he has a rattle, or more commonly a contrivance to answer the same end, which 
is of a circular form, about nine inches in diameter, and made of three small sticks bent 
round at different distances from each other; great numbers of birds’ beaks and dried 
berries are tied to this curious instrument, which is shook by the Chief with great glee, and 
in his opinion makes no small addition to the concert. Their songs generally consist of 
several stanzas, to each of which is added a chorus. The beginning of each stanza is given 
