Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0134
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& satisfied himself of the existence of a streight communicating with it the Idea of which had Occurd to us all from Tasmans as well as our own observations
23. Disagreable day squally with rain so we all staid at home Mr Monkhouse told me today that the day before yesterday he was ashore in a place where were many Indian houses deserted here he saw several things tied up to the branches of trees particularly hair of a man which he brought away with him enough to have made a sizeable wig this inducd him to think the place he had seen was a place consecrated to religious purposes Possibly it was as they certainly have such places among them tho I have not yet been lucky enough to meet with them
24. Went today to the Heppah or Town to see our freinds the Indians who receivd us with much confidence & civility & shewd us every part of their habitations which were neat enough the town was situated upon a small Island or rock divided from the main by a breach in a rock so small that a man might almost Jump over it