The Pilgrims and their monument . m Bradford, Stephen Hopkins, and EdwardTilley, were added to the party as a board of coun-selors. On Wednesday, the fifteenth day of Novem-ber, the expedition set out on foot. The party hadnot proceeded far before they saw approaching agroup of men with a dog. These, as they drew near,proved to be Indians, the first whom the voyagershad seen. The natives were evidently startled at the appear-ance of these strange beings approaching them, forthey turned and rapidly retreated, the explorers fol-lowing. The Indians ran up a hill to see if they werefollowed, and w
The Pilgrims and their monument . m Bradford, Stephen Hopkins, and EdwardTilley, were added to the party as a board of coun-selors. On Wednesday, the fifteenth day of Novem-ber, the expedition set out on foot. The party hadnot proceeded far before they saw approaching agroup of men with a dog. These, as they drew near,proved to be Indians, the first whom the voyagershad seen. The natives were evidently startled at the appear-ance of these strange beings approaching them, forthey turned and rapidly retreated, the explorers fol-lowing. The Indians ran up a hill to see if they werefollowed, and when they found that the white menwere in pursuit, they disappeared, and their pursuerssaw them no more. The explorers continued on theirway until nightfall, when they encamped for thenight, setting sentinels and kindling a fire. The nextday the journey was resumed, the party passing along creek—now known as East Harbor—and be-coming entangled in a great wilderness of under-growth. They were in great need of water, for they 32. H W <J 5: w -^ fl PS ^ ^ -^ ^ R aj <) <j Hi , 0 H . w ri 0 hI i^ n Hq Eh h PS fi 0 gg §§ W ^ ^ 1 w ^ H M 5 PL, 0 C« g S S* q ^ R ^ PS ^ Ph w < H .:! < 0^ g PS H w E ^ f= H S PS !^ -, H S OFFIRSTLIVE! 0 ^ PS g g§o ^ H ^ p M ^ ^ S^ ^ ^ 5 ^ 0 PS a f^ fi f^ H 0 W ^ ^ ^ : -^ s £ ^ fi PS 5 w g wffi s « -fit* P 72 PS 1= fi THE LANDFALL AT CAPE COD had brought none with them, and in the middle of theforenoon they were rejoiced to come upon a springof fresh water. Of this, writes Winslow, wewere heartily glad and sat us down and drank ourfirst New England water with as much delight asever we drank drink in all our lives. The course of the cape now turning south, the partywent in that direction, and after some adventures theycame to a hill, where they found various heaps ofearth. On searching these mounds they found a storeof Indian corn in a great basket. They found alsoa great iron kettle, which had doubtless been washedashore in some wre
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