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lljenrpthe dried meat and skins of his village. Itwas agreed that he should strike his camp atthe end of five days, and that we should remainin it so long, and accompanyit to the fort.The chief now departed; and I believe that wewere reciprocally pleased with each other.A short time after he was gone we receivedan invitation to a feast from a subordinatechief. Our dishes were again filled with tongues,but roasted and not boiled. To furnish us withwater we saw an ox's paunch employed as akettle. This being hung in the smoke of afire, was filled with snow, and as the snowmelted more was added till the paunch was fullof water. The lower orifice of the organ wasused for drawing off the water, and stoppedwith a plug and string.During our whole stay we never had occasionfor cookery at home; but my kettle was inconstant use, and for the most part in preparationof the feasts at which we were dailyguests. In our tent we were regularly suppliedwith water, either by the women or by theguards.The guards were changed daily. They frequentlybeat the people for disobedience oforders, and the offenders made no resistance tothe chastisement. We were informed thatthere was at both extremities of the camp, orvillage, a picket of two men, whose dutyit wasnot to allow any person to go beyond thebounds. The intention of this was to prevent282