A hope now existed that his life might be saved; and Mr.White, taking Imeerawanyee, Nanbaree, and a woman with him, set out for the spot where he was reported to be.

But on their reaching it, they were told by some people who were there that the man was dead, and that the corpse was deposited in a bay about a mile off.

Thither they accordingly repaired, and found it as described, covered--except one leg, which seemed to be designedly left bare--with green boughs and a fire burning near it.

Those who had performed the funeral obsequies seemed to have been particularly solicitous for the protection of the face, which was covered with a thick branch, interwoven with grass and fern so as to form a complete screen.

Around the neck was a strip of the bark of which they make fishing lines, and a young strait stick growing near was stripped of its bark and bent down so as to form an arch over the body, in which position it was confined by a forked branch stuck into the earth.
On examining the corpse, it was found to be warm.