. 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. that a remarkable fpecies of partridges as large as Englifli fowls, are found in that part of the country only. Thofe, as well as the common partridges, it is faid, are killed in confiderable numbers, with fnares, as well as with bows and arrows*. The river and
. 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. that a remarkable fpecies of partridges as large as Englifli fowls, are found in that part of the country only. Thofe, as well as the common partridges, it is faid, are killed in confiderable numbers, with fnares, as well as with bows and arrows*. The river and lakes near the little foreft where the family above mentioned had fixed their abode, abound with fine fifli, particularly t-out and barbie, which are eafily caught ^ the former with hooks, and the latter ip. In. faft, I have not feen or heard of any part of thi§ country which feema to polTefs half the advantages requifite for a conflant refidence, that are afcribed to this little fpot^ The defcendents, however, of the prefent inhabitants muft in time evacuate it for want of wood, which is of fo flow a growth in thofe regions, that what is ufed in one year,, exclufive of what is cut down and carried away by the Efquimaux, muft coft many years to replace. It may piobably be thoiight ftrange that any par*" of a €ommuhity, apparently fo commodioufly fitun.'::!, and Ji^ppy within themfelves, fliould be found at fo g:e;rt a i^.iftance from the rcfl of their tribe, and ir? leed nothing but neceflity could poflibly have urged then to imdertake a journey of fo many hundred miles as they have ione; but no fituation is without its inconveniences, and as their woods contain no birch-tiees of fufficient fize, or per-- haps none of any fize, this party had come fo far to the Weftr. 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 resemb
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