These people were waiting for the arrival of the salmon.

The journal says:-- "After arranging the camp we assembled all the warriors, and having smoked with them, the violins were produced, and some of the men danced.
This civility was returned by the Indians in a style of dancing, such as we had not yet seen.

The spectators formed a circle round the dancers, who, with their robes drawn tightly round the shoulders, and divided into parties of five or six men, perform by crossing in a line from one side of the circle to the other.

All the parties, performers as well as spectators, sing, and after proceeding in this way for some time, the spectators join, and the whole concludes by a promiscuous dance and song.

Having finished, the natives retired at our request, after promising to barter horses with us in the morning." They bought three horses of these Indians and hired three more from a Chopunnish who was to accompany them.