One of them had fastened to the neck of her child a brass marker which had been taken from the stolen chain.

Grant says: "They examined my buttons and the head of my dirk and seemed much surprised at my watch chain which I began to think they had an inclination for, but I was soon relieved on pulling out my watch.

They did not seem to like it and talked very gravely among themselves; they were all anxious to listen to the noise of the watch, yet they would pull their ear from it and look at the watch with symptoms of fear...and then return to it again.

I attempted to point out the use of it and pointed to the sun, but I am led to think that they believed it to be something we worshipped.

The old man particularly pointed to the sun and appeared anxious to know more of it." A boy about twelve years of age who was a little deformed, carried a sharp pointed stick in his hand which was the only weapon of defence seen but it was soon perceived that they had weapons not far distant.