f-two white men on Fraser River on about the
2th October last by the Honourable Judge
Segbie, I left provided with a suitable canoe
lone from New Westminster on the 27th March
nd reached my house near the mouth of the
vorthern slough of Fraser River in the evening
vhere I stopped that night and the whole of
he 28th on account of heavy contrary wind.
n the night of the 28th I left my house accom-
yanied by the Squamish Indians of the name
-wieachelt, Stavanak and Kyrihampton and pro-
eeded on my trip. After I had crossed the bay
f Burrard’s Inlet and Howe Sound I stopped
ind we slept in the canoe during the remainder
of the night. Next day the 29th I proceeded,
he wind being contrary but light, and I reached
. place about 16 miles on this side of the Seashell.
ere I camped during the whole of the night on
shore. On the 30th I proceeded and got about
‘our miles from Seashell, when a canoe with two
Squamish Indians named S-~chueinoch and
Shunnah coming from the Seashell I met. As
hey were relations of my Indians I trusted them
vith the purpose of my coming and they gave
ne all information where Taelak stopped. It
vas about 10 o'clock in the forenoon as I thought
t necessary to enter the Seashell in the night
anobserved by any of the Seashell and Sleiamen
ndians. I went with both canoes in a little
ay, camped and my Indians made plenty of
read so much was necessary for three days as
had decided that returning from the Seashell
_ would not stop or camp anywhere.

“Here now I with my Indians decided a plan
1ow to act. I have to mention, that one of
ny Indians, Stavanak, had a fortnight previous
ought a kloochman* at the Seashell which he
,ad left there and that S-chueinoch told him
hat the Seashell had broken off the marriage.
[his gave a pretext for him to go with S- chue-
noch in the canoe of the latter in day time to

the Seashell for to demand his blankets back,
which he had paid for the kloochman, without
arousing the suspicion of Taetax or any of the

Indians and I

Per
‘

: Ms a
re

Seashell instructed Stavanak to

PES seat

A typical tribesman of the lower B. C.
coast boards an early sailing vessel.

—Photo by B. C. Government Archives.

sound the Seashell in regard of the purpose of
my coming and further to get two of the Seashell
Indians which should help me seizing Taelak as

soon as I would arrest him. Further it was de-
cided that in the night I should arrive at a place
marked 1, from where in former time the Yukel
slagj Indians had surprised the Seashell. There
Stavanak should send a message to me, when it
was time to come.

“So provided with instructions Stavanak left
my camp with S- chueinoch in the canoe of the
latter at about 2 p.m. and went to the Seashell.
At about 7 pm I left in my canoe the camp with
the Indian Lwieachelt, Kyrihampton and Shun-
nah, and soon reached the southern passage,
when by a turn around of a point I saw the camp
fires of the Sleiamen Indians which are at present
fishing there. As it was necessary to reach the
point marked 1 without being observed by any
one I noiselessly returned and had to make
about four miles out of the way to reach the
northern passage. When I was near point 1,
I heard a particular human sound and proceeding
towards it I observed the Indian S-chueinoch
who told me that everything was right at the
lodgings.£ I had my face painted red and taking
off my boots, provided with shakels (shackles)
and two small lines, and armed with a revolver
and a knife, I in company with S-chueinoch and
Lwieachelt went on foot towards the rear of the
Seashell lodgings, giving to Kyrihampton and
Shunnah orders to fetch the canoe to a point
marked 2, there to await my further orders.

“In the rear of the lodgings I stopped for about
half an hour when Stavanak came to me and
told me that I should come now to the house of
Taetak, two Indians, which would help me
seizing him were already there. It was just mid-
night, when I came to the back of the house of
Taetack and I was shown by the Seashell Indians
which all were gathering around me, through the
opening of the boards Taetak sitting by the fire

* Indian: woman. 7+ Euclataw. + Lodges.

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