*79$* They are altogether dependent on the fea and rtvers for-their fufte-
*— -v—1 nance, fo that they njaytbe confidered as a ftationary .pea^*ie^$«f*®e«&'
is. that, the Men erigage 'in thole toilfome employments, which the tribes,
who fupport -ther&felves by* th#.*eha.fer leave- entirely >tb the women.
Polygamy, is peinnittedi&mong therfi, though, according .to my>obferv,a-
tibn;;moft of'the men were Satisfied i with, one wife; with whom,-however,
ffehaftity is not-confidered• as?a> neceffary:virtue'. IifayRiibupoOi#
woman whofe under lip was fplk: and, , disfigured* with an appendant
ornament. -The-men frequently bathe,, anditbe*boys*are coariwallyvin
the They havenets atal:lines ofvarioiri fedsrand.iMSi^which
cedar barh, and would-not be *,known from thole mafdft^of
hemp.; Their' -hooks cosfift o f two pieces of. wood- iorybone, ,fari®ipg
when fixed together; an obtufe angle. .
' ' Their fpea#& Or darts- are from feet in length; tfiejjjirb
or poitk^eifig-fi^eTin a foeketjwhich* *wfeenethe< animal is. ftruck,-flips
from i t : thus the barb being fattened by a fixing to the;handle, remains a§
tf buby enables the aquatic hunter tcft&e and take hisiprey.: They
are' employed againfl fea-otters,-feals, and large* filh* I
Their hatchets are made principallyr.of about fourteen, fincfies of bar-
jron, fixed into a. wooden handle, a& I have already defeiib$d them;
though they havefome of bone br_ horn: with th®fe/ a mallet and
wooden wedge,, they hewj their timbers and form their .plants. ., They
muft alfo.have other, tools with which they: complete ’ ^nd poUfh- their
work, but my flay wa§ fcMlhort, my anxiety fo great; and my fituatioxi fo
critical, that many circumftances may be fuppofed to have escaped, me.
Their
Their canoes are made out of the cedar tree, and will carry from eight
to fifty perfonsr if
• -Their warlike weapons* which, as far as I could judge, they very
feldornv harvc ocCafion'.to employ^ *are»;bQTiys and arrows, .fpears* and
daggers." i The arrows are fuch as have been already defcribed, but rather
of a flighter maker'? The bows are not more than two* fqet-* and an half
in length •, they are * formed of a flip of red ctedar; the grain being on
6nerfide untouched with any; tool, while the other is* fecured with finews
attached to itf byiatldnd of;glue. Though this-weapon-has.a very {lender
appearance; it throws an arrow» with' great force, and to a< c.onfiderable
' ditebee.'«t |[Pheir fpearfs are about ten.-feet lpn^and pointed withiron.
Their daggers are of various kinds, being of Britiih^ Spanilh,- and American
manufacture. .'<3
■ s Their bdufChold. furniture confifts of bokes, troughs* and difhes formed
of wood, with different veflels^iriade*of watapei» Thefe are employed,
according to their feveraf applications, to contain their valuables and
pavilions, as- well as- for -culinary purposes** and to carry water. The
women tnake ufe- o f mufele-iffiells tb fpiit and clean their filh, and which
are v6ry well adapted to' that purpofes ;
Their »ornaments are necklaces, collars* bracelets for the arms». wrifl&,
and leg's, with ear-rings,. &c.
They burn their dead, and difplay their mourning, by cutting' their
hair lhort,and blackening their faces. Though I faw feyeral places where
bodies