, 1859-10-14

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Trip to Neah Bay.
THE CANOE.
On the I4th September l left Port
Townsend in canoe with Mr. j. B. Web
ster, for Neah Bay, Cape Flattery, via Vic.
toris. The canoe was one the large size,
Chinook model, owned by StceA," one Of
the Macah chiefs.
THE INDIANS.
She was commanded by Swell and pro-
pelled by nine other savages, two of whom
we're squaws They had just come up from
the Cape with oil and dried fish, and were
now returning with the proceeds of their
adventure, consisting Of flour, bacon, mo-
lasSes and blankets. The whole party,
with the exception of Swell, who was
dressed in q new suite Of Boston clothes,
were redolent Of fish oil and smoked sal
mon. The men, with the exception of
their blankets, were entirely naked, and
their skins covered with coating of grease
and dirt, presented most filthy appear
ance The squaws were equally filthy, but
had on modest addition to their clothing,
Of cotton chemise begrimmed withaoil
aAd SCOT.
DUNGINEss.
We reached Dunginess spit about mid
night, and remained there all night. We
found three other Macah canoes, filled
with Indians, already at Dunginess, who
accompanied US early next morning to
VICTORIA,
where we arrived at 2 P. NJ, and stopped
at Myers wharf. The appearance of four
large Macah canoes, filled with the dirty
savages dressed in their peculiar STYLE and
ornamented with pieces Of shell hanging
from their ears and noses, although not a
novel spectacle in Victoria, certainly must
have been a very interesting one, judging
from the numerous spectators who thronged
Myers wharf, gazing with apparent sat
isfaction on the movements Of the new
comers.
INDIAN TRADE.
Soon a crowd of Northern Indians col,
lected, who commenced brisk trade with
the blubber-eaters for dried halibut, dried
blubber, herring, &c, which last are found
on the sea weed around Cape Flattery and
gathered during the spring, and dried by
the Macahs for trade. The Northerners
paid for these luxuries with old shirts,
blankets, and q variety Of trash.
We remained all night, and left the next
day at P. NJ, after most trosome delay
occasioned by the Indians keeping us from
sunrise till the time we did leave, in the
hourly expectation of making start.
RACE ROCKS.
We reached Race Rocks at p. NJ,
and went ashore to cook supper, during
which operation, Mr.. W. and myself went
to the house of some settlers to purchase
milk and potatoes. We were kindly furn-
ished with the latter, but there was no
milk on the premises; we were, however,
entertained by one of
THE TRUMPETER
proprietors, with some glorious music, per-
formed by him on valve trumpet Of
new construction, which he had recently
brought, be said, from London. / have
heard some of the best trumpet and bugle
players in the world, but certainly, whether
from force Of Imagination or surrounding
circumstances, it seemed to me that the
notes of that instrument, so wild and beau
tiful, Unexpectedly sounded on rocky and
romantic portion of VancOuver's Island,
surpassed them ALL did not learn the
players name, but can assure him that.
the beautiful air Of Balfe's-"The light of
other days has faded, can be excelled
BY few persons on the instrument he so
Skillfully handled.
RACE ROCK LIGHT HOUSE.
AT I P. NJ, we left for Neah Bay. The
hurry Of the Indians was to secure the ebb
tide, which was now running strongly.
We noticed as we passed, that the work
OF erecting light house on Race Rocks
BY the English Government has already
commenced. and workmen were blasting
down the ledge for the foundations.
INDIAN SONGS.
1t was most splendid night, the moon
little past the full shone bright and clear,
and as the Indians padded along, they en-
hVened the journey with songs and cho-
ruses, making such excellent harmony that
torgave them for their dirt, and forgot
the smell of sinking whale oil and dried
salmon, the odor of which had strongly