As soon as the dance was finished, Maquina began to give presents to the strangers, in the name of his son Sat-sat-sok-sis. These were pieces of European cloth, generally of a fathom in length, muskets, powder, shot, etc. Whenever he gave them anything, they had a peculiar manner of snatching it from him with a very stern and surly look, repeating each time the words, _Wocash Tyee_. This I understood to be their custom, and was considered as a compliment, which, if omitted, would be supposed as a mark of disregard for the present. On this occasion Maquina gave away no less than one hundred muskets, the same number of looking-glasses, four hundred yards of cloth, and twenty casks of powder, besides other things. After receiving these presents, the strangers retired on board their canoes, for so numerous were they that Maquina would not suffer any but the chiefs to sleep in the houses; and, in order to prevent the property from being pillaged by them, he ordered Thompson and myself to keep guard during the night, armed with cutlasses and pistols. In this manner tribes of savages from various parts of the coast continued coming for several days, bringing with them blubber, oil, herring spawn, dried fish, and clams, for which they received in return presents of cloth, etc., after which they in general immediately returned home. I observed that very few, if any, of them, except the chiefs, had arms, which, I afterwards learned, is the custom with these people, whenever they come upon a friendly visit or to trade, in order to show, on their approach, that their intentions are pacific.[59] FOOTNOTES: [42] A common mode of expressing joy. During dancing and singing this goes on continually. [43] In 1863, when I made a special inquiry, the whole number of adult males in the Mooachaht tribe (the so-called Nootkans) was one hundred and fifty. [44] Ayhuttisahts. [45] This name is unknown to me. [46] Nahwittis, or Flatlashekwill, an almost vanished tribe, join the north end of Vancouver Island (Goletas Channel, Galliano Island, and west-ward to Cape Scott). [47] The name of some village, not a tribe. [48] Ahousahts. [49] Mooachahts. The "Nootkans" proper of Friendly Cove. [50] Seshahts, but they are to the south (Alberni Canal) and Barclay Sound. [51] Noochahlahts (lat. 49° 47' 20" N.). [52] Muchlahts, or Quaquina arm. [53] Ky-yoh-quahts. [54] This is probably another spelling of the E-cha-chahts. [55] Hishquayahts (lat. 49° 27' 31" N., long. 126° 25' 27" W.).