pretty well and declared that they did not intend to molest the whites, E Mawa and a number of the Putica natives came over soon after their arrival and a great number of speaches were made on both sides, the Putica people declaring that the first outrage committed against the whites would be the signal for them (the Putica natives) to attack Tanana and we have no reason to doubt them as to sincerity, indeed they behaved nobly and we owe our safety entirely to the support they afforded us from 80 to 100 came over every night about dusk with their arms and amunition and took up their quarters in the different houses I had from six to eight of them in my kitchen and I assure you I did not feel myself the less secure for their presence