. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. ' ' w—ii—p M in, 64 Tin- LAM) Oi- Tin- .MlSKi:(i fine piece of open country, dry and fertile. Many years ago, the Beaver Indian chief, Pouce Coupee, settled here with about five hundred followers, who constituted themselves a separate tribe. But a fever broke out amongst them, and when their chief returned from his hunt one winter he found their lodges empty and their bodies lying round the ashes of the camp-fires, half-eaten by the wolves and cayotes. Of the flourishing colony not one f I ""i. 'Tin-; GKASS WAS ; AMI
. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. ' ' w—ii—p M in, 64 Tin- LAM) Oi- Tin- .MlSKi:(i fine piece of open country, dry and fertile. Many years ago, the Beaver Indian chief, Pouce Coupee, settled here with about five hundred followers, who constituted themselves a separate tribe. But a fever broke out amongst them, and when their chief returned from his hunt one winter he found their lodges empty and their bodies lying round the ashes of the camp-fires, half-eaten by the wolves and cayotes. Of the flourishing colony not one f I ""i. 'Tin-; GKASS WAS ; AMI TIKISC;' fl remained but the old man, its founder, who is said to have returned to Dunvegan, and to have died there many years afterwards. We found that our camping-ground was not a good one, as the water was tepid, and so nasty that the tea was almost undrinkable. However, we had some cocoa (pig's blood, the Indians call it), and so managed very well. On the following day we moved on about five miles, and camped near a small swamp, where we succeeded in p':king up some ducks,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Somerset, H. Somers (Henry Somers). London : W. Heinemann
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