And our suspicions fell on some persons who had come from the East Coast; but having no evidence, and expecting to hear if our goods were exposed for sale in the vicinity, we made no fuss about it, and began to make new clothing.

That our rifles and revolvers were left untouched was greatly to our advantage: yet we felt it was most humiliating for armed men to have been so thoroughly fleeced by a few black rascals.
Some of the best fisheries appear to be private property.

We found shelter from a storm one morning in a spacious lagoon, which communicated with the lake by a narrow passage.

Across this strait stakes were driven in, leaving only spaces for the basket fish-traps.

A score of men were busily engaged in taking out the fish.