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assemblage of Indians—People under arms—Blunderbuss
accident—Alarming moment—Two strangers arrive—Mr.
Thompson at Astoria—M'Dougall's policy—The two
great functionaries 88


CHAPTER VI

The ten tribes—Number of warriors—Their laws—Chief's
arbitrary power—Dress, games, and arms of the men—Dress
of the women, slaves, and basket-making—Lewdness
of the women—Food, ornaments—The salmon—Superstitious
customs—Sturgeon—Fathomfish—Roots and
berries—Circulating medium—Econé, or Good Spirit—Ecutoch,
or Bad Spirit—Etaminua, or priests—Keelalles,
or doctors—War canoes—Diseases—Winter houses—Temporary,
or Summer houses—Fleas—Practice of flattening
the head—Colonization—Wallamitte—Cowlitz,
or Puget's Sound—Conclusion 102


CHAPTER VII

First expedition into the interior—Number of the party—Tongue
Point—Canoe swamped—Sailing difficulties—Indian
villages—Cedars—First night's encampment—Mount
Coffin—Cowlitz—Wallamitte—Columbia Valley—Point
Vancouver—Difficulties—The Cascades—Concourse
of Indians—General appearance of the country—The
portage—Description of the cascades—The roll of
tobacco—Pilfering—Mr. Thompson—Exchange of men—The
Long Narrows—Warlike appearance of the Indian
cavalry—Button contract—Critical situation of the party—Camp
of gamblers—The Narrows {x}—Hard work at
the carrying place—A day's work—Description of the
portage—Number of Indians—Aspect of the country—The
plains begin—End of the woods—Want of sleep—Demeanour
of the Indians 115


CHAPTER VIII

Columbia Falls—A canoe swamped—Suspicious behaviour of
the Indians—Stratagem—Umatallow—Walla-Walla—Great
body of Indians—Harangues—Indian ceremonies