Most of these decoys were full of feathers, chiefly those of quails, which shewed their utility.

We also met with two old damaged canoes hauled up on the beach, which differed in no wise from those found on the sea coast.
[*A squirrel-trap is a cavity of considerable depth, formed by art, in the body of a tree.

When the Indians in their hunting parties set fire to the surrounding country (which is a very common custom) the squirrels, opossums, and other animals, who live in trees, flee for refuge into these holes, whence they are easily dislodged and taken.

The natives always pitch on a part of a tree for this purpose, which has been perforated by a worm, which indicates that the wood is in an unsound state, and will readily yield to their efforts.

If the rudeness and imperfection of the tools with which they work be considered, it must be confessed to be an operation of great toil and difficulty.] Having remained out three days, we returned to our quarters at Rose-hill, with the pleasing intelligence of our discovery.