. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. Jh Ih I U'. m^'i' 'V'^l I w 36 I III". LAND OI" rill' MISKMG Indians round wi' place' He lias not even a rudimentary Unowledsj^c of the lan<;ua_<,re of his con<'rciration, and so would be (luite unable to preach in the native tonoue, ev(;n if he hatl a mind to. But he has resided at the Mission for some years, and he told me quite seriously that ' he knew the Cn:e for bread.' The Mission is, I believe, not financed by the Church of Missionary Society, although the liishop of Athabaska retains his hold over the p
. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. Jh Ih I U'. m^'i' 'V'^l I w 36 I III". LAND OI" rill' MISKMG Indians round wi' place' He lias not even a rudimentary Unowledsj^c of the lan<;ua_<,re of his con<'rciration, and so would be (luite unable to preach in the native tonoue, ev(;n if he hatl a mind to. But he has resided at the Mission for some years, and he told me quite seriously that ' he knew the Cn:e for bread.' The Mission is, I believe, not financed by the Church of Missionary Society, although the liishop of Athabaska retains his hold over the place, which will return to the Society upon the death or retirement of the present occupant. Mr. Brick is, without doubt, a most capable and enerp^etic farmer, but he has, of course, no market for his produce, and so, althouL^h he can almost make a living' by his own industry, he cannot make sufficient to carry on the good work amongst the heathen {/.c. Catholic). Ac- cordingly, from time to time he makes pilgrimages to England, and there collects funds. If this gentleman appeared in the old country saying : ' I am an ex- cellent farmer ; I am a pioneer in a savage land ; I am an honest man, who works to support a wife and family. My life is hard, but I am opening up a. JOHN KNOT. 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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