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HE Lower River Indians had no horses and no place to use them, but jj dogs they had a-plenty. Why they kept them except as sentries no one ever knew. They were miserable creatures without courage or hunting instincts, but no onecould come within a hundred yards of an Indian lodge without being discovered, and in this probably lay their value to the Indian, for they were not eaten except in cases of necessity or upon ceremonial occasions.

The Indians in their canoes were jfine- looking people. Arms, shoulders and backs were well muscled and proportioned, and they handled their poles and paddles with grace and 15