. 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. Never was reciprocity of intcrcft more general- ly regarded among a number of people, than it was on the prefent occafion by my crew, for not one was a moment in want of any thing that another could fpare; and if ever the fpirit of difmterei^ed friendlhip expand
. 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. Never was reciprocity of intcrcft more general- ly regarded among a number of people, than it was on the prefent occafion by my crew, for not one was a moment in want of any thing that another could fpare; and if ever the fpirit of difmterei^ed friendlhip expanded the heart of a Northern Indian, it was here exhibited in the mod extcnfive meaning of the word. Property of every kind that could be of general ufe now ceafcd to be private, and every one who had any thing which came under that defcription. Teemed proud of an opportunity of giving it, or lending it to thofe who had none, or were mod in want of it. The number of my crew was fo much greater than that which five tents could contain, and the warlike manner in which they were equipped fo greatly fuperior to what could be expefted of the poor Efquimaux, that no lefs than a total mafla- cre of every one of them was likely to be the cafe, unlefs Providence fliould work a miracle for their deliverance. The land Was fo fituated that we walked under cover of the rocks and hills till we were within two hundred yards of the tents. There we lay in ambulh for fome time, watching the motions of the Efquimaux ; and here the Indians would have advifed me to ftay till the fight was over, but to this I could by no means confent; for I confidered that when the Efquimaux came to be iurprifed, they would try every way to efcape, and. 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 Hearne, Samuel, 1745-1792. Dublin : Printed for
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