their oily locks, and some, more true to primitive instincts,

their number died all his worldly effects were buried with him, so

that the canoes were filled with old clothes, blankets, pieces of

calico and the like, intended for the use of the departed in the

I made known to the Indians that we would have to take this piece of

ground for the blockhouse. They demurred at first, for there is

nothing more painful to an Indian than disturbing his dead, but they

finally consented to hold a council next day on the beach, and thus

come to some definite conclusion. Next morning they all assembled,