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in great numbers & invited us up to the village - being the 4th, we fired a salute from the field pieces - had Canoe races &c &c - I gave the Indians some tobacco & hard bread & they had a grand feast on the beach - all went as merry as a marriage feast until 9 00 PM when went for Loko? - arrived there the next morning - it was a clear day & the glaciers here were grand. The Indians soon responded to our signal gun & came in their canoes from all directions - They too said they were glad to see the "Boston Man's "Tyce" I