(interpreter) and two fine young Indians, and spent the night in a cave in the wall “Wait for me two days, then cut the Lapie and Kitza. We took pine bark canoes of the canyon. bridge down and make for the fort at Dease_ to the south end of the lake, 20 miles off. “Indians! Indians!” was the cry which Lake,” he told them. b. Shouldering blankets, axe, kettle, etc., we roused Campbell at dawn. Hoole was pleased, but Lapie and Kitza started on foot, trusting to guns to keep us “Tet’s run for our lives!” was Hoole’s refused to leave their leader. Their fathers in provisions.” characteristic exclamation when they had told them if they ever deserted Camp- “On the second day we ia over the counted sixteen Indians emerging from the bell:in danger they need never come home shoulder of a lofty snow-clad mountain, woods above the hut. themselves. Much to Hoole’s disappoint whence we saw a river which looked like Campbell ordered the Company’s flag ment, Campbell took them all along. He a thread running through a deep valley hoisted and made signs to the strangers to never forgot the devotion of Kitza and | below.” to come over. After some hesitation they Lapie. At “Terror Bridge” on this stream—a _ did, with their chief holding out the pipe of Such a concourse of Indians, Campbell branch of the Stikine as Campbell proved _ peace. had never seen as he now sighted from the ! later, and not the Pelly as McLeod had_ During the night the owner of the hut top of a hill about thirteen miles from the thought—McLeod and his men had fled had run to the great camp where the Indians bridge. Here the Nahanis slipped away and | homeward. had gathered for salmon fishing and to left i to make his entry into the camp “As we were descending to the bridge, trade with Indians from the coast who alone, escorted by an Indian who called. we espied a thin line of smoke issuing from brought goods inland (up the Stikine River) himself “Jack” and spoke a little broken a hut standing on a shelf on the opposite which they had already received in trade English. bank. Hoole though a splendid hunter and from the Russians. This profitable arrange- Presently through a lane cleared in the | ingenious at all kinds of work, was exceed- ment, would, of course, be threatened now yelling horde Shakes came down to meet ingly timid and afraid of strange Indians, by the entry of Hudson’s Bay Company Campbell. Shakes was tall and powerfully but I told him he had to go on.” men into the region. built. He shook hands, then led his visitor Campbell describes the bridge as, “A The runner only told members of his own to a tent where he produced whisky’ and a rude rickety structure of pine poles lashed tribe, the Nahani. Hence this early visit cup, but his guest merely tasted the liquor. together with withes and stretched high of the Nahani chief who had left the main Outside the din was fearful. Suddenly above the foaming torrent. It looked so camp secretly, fearing that the other Indians the whole tent was swept away amidst loud frail, and the rushing waters below so for- ould come and kill the newcomers. shouts of, “If the White Chief is killed midable, that it seemed well nigh impossible to cross it. It inclined to one side which did not add to its appearance of safety.” there will be plenty blood spilled here!” The Nahanis suspected Shakes meant to murder Campbell inside the tent. Campbell carried a dirk and pistols in his belt, and a double-barrelled percussion gun. The latter “I am going to this camp,’ Campbell told his new friends. “Do not go,” they protested earnestly. THREAT OF REDMEN “The great chief Shakes, from the sea is An Indian standing in front of the hut theres and Indians without TUT De Catto Mal sais soe ere ae Indians, and they urged was beckoned to come over. He would not. Parts. We have eaten and smoked with him eta he When Campbell and the two Indian lads you. We do not want to see your blood “Fearing this was a ruse to render my attempted to cross, the flimsy bridge swayed spilled. a tee gun harmless,” observed Campbell, ‘“* I took and bent with their weight, threatening to... We have been told,” said the chief, coe to have ball, powder and cap in my spill them into the raging water beneath. that white people. from the ee side of hand ready to slip in at once after firing a Wiha Clie Gee Sehieds up the rocks to the mountains were enemies, to be sure to po at every report the whole camp the hut they found nobody there. Salmon kill them. I and my ras cerns to yelled. The noise was frightful.” hung from the rafters, so they helped them- protect you if we cou d, but Sha ee). Mes selves, leaving in payment a knife and ™? like the sands of the beach. : WoMAN TRIBAL LEADER ee (Shakes or Sheuksh is an old hereditary Getting safely clear of the camp at last— Then they recrossed the hazardous bridge, "Me of a family of the Kitkatla tribe. ) which was more than he expected =a But I was not to be moved,” Campbell { recorded. So the Nahani chief sent two runners KEYSTONE SHINGLES ahead. Soon groups of two and three MBER LTD. Nahanis began to meet them. coud “Shakes will kill you!” they cried and sought to push Campbell’s men back. They so convinced Campbell of the danger that he ordered Hoole and one of 91 Duncan St., New Westminster his Indian lads back across “Terror Bridge” with a note to McLeod. P.O. Box 85 Phones 150 and 170 BELYEA & CO. 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