. 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. A JOURNEY TO THE his followers, joined us from the Eaftward. This leader prefented Matonabbee and myfelf with a foot of tobacco each, and a two-quart keg of brandy, which he intended as a prefent for the Southern Indians; but being informed by r v companions, that there was not
. 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. A JOURNEY TO THE his followers, joined us from the Eaftward. This leader prefented Matonabbee and myfelf with a foot of tobacco each, and a two-quart keg of brandy, which he intended as a prefent for the Southern Indians; but being informed by r v companions, that there was not the leaft proba- bility of meeting any, he did not think it worth any farther carriage. The tobacco was indeed ve- ry acceptable, as our ftock of that article had been expended fome time. Having been fo long with- out tailing fpirituous liquors, I \irould not partake of the brandy, but left it entirely to the Indians, to whom, as they were numerous, it was fcarce- ly a tafte for each. Few of the Northern Indians are fond ^f fpirits, efpecially thofe who keep at a diftance from the Fort: fome who are near, and \rho ufually (hoot geefe for us in the Spring, will drink it at free coft as faft as the Southern Indi- ans, but few of them are ever fo imprudent as to buy it. The little river lately mentioned, as well as the adjacent lakes and ponds, being well-flocked with beaver, and the land abounding with moofe and buffalo, we were induced to make but flow pro- grefs in our journey. Many days were fpent in hunting, fcafting, and drying a large quantity of flefli to take with us, particularly that of the buf- falo ; for my companions knew by experience, that a few days walk to the Eaftward of our pre- fent fituarion would bring us to a part where we ihotrld not fee any of thofe animals. ^ * The t. 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 perfec
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