. A journey from Prince of Wales's Fort, in Hudson's Bay, to the northern ocean [microform] : undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772. Indians of North America; Natural history; Indiens; Sciences naturelles. NORTHERN OCEAN. came to a branch of Conge- ca-tha-wha-chaga River ; on the North fide of which we found fcvcral Copper Indians, who were aflemblcd, according to annual cuftom, to kill deer as they crofs the river in their little canoes» The ice being now broken up, we were, for
. A journey from Prince of Wales's Fort, in Hudson's Bay, to the northern ocean [microform] : undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772. Indians of North America; Natural history; Indiens; Sciences naturelles. NORTHERN OCEAN. came to a branch of Conge- ca-tha-wha-chaga River ; on the North fide of which we found fcvcral Copper Indians, who were aflemblcd, according to annual cuftom, to kill deer as they crofs the river in their little canoes» The ice being now broken up, we were, for the firrt: time this Summer, obliged to make ufe of our canoes to ferry acrofs the river; which would have proved very te- dious, had it not been for the kindnefs of the Cop- per Indians, who fent all their canoes to our afliftance. Though our number was not much lefs than one hundred and fifty, we had only three canoes, and thofe being of the common fize, could only carry two perfons each, without baggage. It is true, when water is fmooth, and a raft of three or four of thefe canoes is well fecured by poles lafhed acrofs them, they will carry a much greater weight in proportion, and be much fafer, as there is fcarcely a pofilbility of their overfetting; and this is the general mode adopted by the people of this country in crofT- ing rivers when they have more than one canoe with them. Having arrived on the North fide of this river, we found that Matonabbee, and feveral others in our com- pany, were perfonally acquainted with moft of the Copper Indians whom we found there. The latter feemed highly plcafed at the interview with our party, and endeavouredj by every means in their power, to convince our company of their readinefs to ferve us to the utmoft; fo that by the time. 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
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