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Here Wawatam recommended that I shouldtake up my lodging, and by all means to remaintill he returned.On going into the cave, of which the entrancewas nearly ten feet wide, I found the fartherend to be rounded in its shape, like that of anoven but with a further aperture, too small,however, to be explored.After thus looking around me I broke smallbranches from the trees and spread them for abed; then wrapped myself in my blanket, andslept till daybreak.On awaking I felt myself incommoded bysome object upon which I lay; and removingitfound it to be a bone. This I supposed to bethat of a deer, or some other animal, and whatmight very naturally be looked for in the placein which I was; but when daylight visited mychamber I discovered with some feelings ofhorror that I was lying on nothing less than aheap of human bones and skulls which coveredall the floor!The day passed without the return of Wawatam,and without food. As night approachedI found myself unable to meet its darkness inthe charnel house, which, nevertheless, I hadviewed free from uneasiness during the day.I chose, therefore, an- adjacent bush for thisnight's lodging, and slept under it as before;but in the morning I awoke hungry and dispirited,and almost envying the dry bones, tothe view of which I returned. At length theno