Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0137
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Janry. 1770. Totara nue
way to meet us at a place where we were shooting shags & invited us to the place where the rest of them were 20 or 30 in number men women children Dogs &c. we went & were receivd with all possible demonstrations of freindship if the numberless huggs & Kisses we got from both sexes old & young in return for our ribbands & beads may be accounted such they also sold & gave us a good many fish with which we went home well pleasd with our new acquaintance
26. Went today to take an other view of our new streights the Westermost end of which the Captn was not quite sure of we found however a hill in a tolerably convenient situation upon which we got & saw the Streight quite open & 4 or 5 leagues wide we then erected a small monument of stone such a 5 stout men could do in half an hour & laid in it musquet balls beads shot &c. that if perchance any Europeans should find & pull it down they will be sure it is not Indian workmanship this done we returnd to our dinners of Shags & fish which we had shot & caught in coming & were dressd by the boats crew in the place we had apointed to dine in was a family of Indians who