which treated differences between the tw» nations m-they entered on no terms but to commence hostilities; the-Te-hoo-nyo^hent sends a band of sixty warriors to attack some of the hunters as to retaliate the vengeance upon their enemies. The warriors advanced above the-lake named Geatahgweah, (now Chatatique,) and mad* encampment and agreed to hunt two days, after which to proceed towards the enemies country; the warriors vvent in various directions; a certain warrior passed » small brook, he discovered a strange animal resembling a dog, but could not discover the head; the creature was a greyish colour, and was lying asleep exposed t» the rays of the sun ; and also discovered a den, supposed the place of his residence ; the warrior returned to the eamp at evening and related the kind of animal, and informed them as he imagined was a very poisonous animal, and he was afraid to approach it again, but one of the jokers laughed at him and was called a cowardly fellow; the joker determined to go himself and kill the oreature without trouble, but wished some of the warriom to be spectators in the time of the engagement; accordingly the warrior went, accompanied by a number of warriors; he was directed to the spot and discovered the animal, after beating it short time with his club he seized the animal and tied it with a tumline ; but while he wa» lifting it the creature immmediately moved to the denr ¦with all his might he held the tumline but he could not ¦stop it, he was compelled to let go the tumline wheit #ie creature went beyond his reach; the warrior wag •onfused at not being able to kill the animal; he hastened to retire from the spot, but when a few paces he was taken with the pestilence which influenced by the •eature, and suddenly died; another warrior was at sight and directly fled to carry the intelligence, but alsa died at a short distance, and to others returned to the camp} |>ut the pestilence soon prevailed among the warriors, *nd many of them died in the same manner; a few of 'them escaped by leaving the camp before the plague ap- d and flms ettded their expedition.   The Ottan-