Chapter XIV

Indians of the Columbia--Departure of Mr. Nuttall and Dr.
Gairdner--Arrival of the Rev. Samuel Parker--his object--
Departure of the American brig--Swans--Indian mode
of taking them--A large wolf--A night adventure--A
discovery, and restoration of stolen property--Fraternal
tenderness of an Indian--Indian vengeance--Death of
Waskéma, the Indian girl--"Busy-body," the little chief--A
village of Kowalitsk Indians--Ceremony of "making
medicine"--Exposure of an impostor--Success of legitimate
medicines--Departure from Fort Vancouver for a visit to the
interior--Arrival of a stranger--"Cape Horn"--Tilki, the
Indian chief--Indian villages {viii}--Arrival at Fort
Walla-walla--Sharp-tailed grouse--Commencement of a journey
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