MD3PAD 673-675

[Toby G Levy]

        Page 673 starts with a quote from a poem that the Pynchon-created
Timothy Tox wrote about the Mason Dixon line. In this stanza Tox talks
about the conclusion of the line.

        As soon as they cross the Monolgahela, they see other tribes
showing up to confer with the Iroquois.  First they see the chief of the
Delaware Indians, Chief Catfish, dressed in western clothes,
accompanied by his wife. Then eight Seneca Indians stop overnight and
obtain gunpowder and paint from the Mason and Dixon commissary. Another
visitor is the 86 year old Prisqueetom, brother of the Delaware chief.

        Dixon thinks they will be all right with the Indian visitors as
long as they don't run out of alcohol. to share with them.

        The Indian scout Crawfford says the safest way to act is as if
insane, saying the Indians take it to be a holy state. Mason and Dixon
kid each other that the other is usually acting insane.

        Mason is still arguing with the Indians to be allowed to cross
the Great Warrior Path.  Finally Daniel offers to take Mason and Dixon
along the path a bit.  They are nervous of the danger but agree to come
along.

Toby