. 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. 3 Weft, and euly in the day crofled Seal River. In , ^5^, the courfc of this day's jburney w€ met fcveral'—v^ Northern Indians^ who were going to the faftory %*ih.| * with furs and venifon ; and as we had not killed any deer from our leaving the Fort, 1 got feve
. 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. 3 Weft, and euly in the day crofled Seal River. In , ^5^, the courfc of this day's jburney w€ met fcveral'—v^ Northern Indians^ who were going to the faftory %*ih.| * with furs and venifon ; and as we had not killed any deer from our leaving the Fort, 1 got feveral joints of venifon from thofc ftrangcrs, and gave them a note on the Governor for payment, which feemed perfedly agreeable to all parties. When on the North Weft fide of Seal River, I a(ked Captain Chawchinahaw the diftance, and probable time it would take, before we could reach the main woods; which he aiTured me would not exceed four or five days journey. This put both me and my companions in good fpirits, and we continued our courfe between the Weft by North and North Weft, in daily expectation of arriving at thofe woods, which we were told would ftirniih us with every thing the country affords. Thefe accounts were fo far from being true, that after we had walked double the time here mentioned, no figns of woods were to be ieen >n the diredion we were then fteering; but we had frequently feen the looming of woods to th^ South Weft. The cold being now very intenfe, our fmall ftock of Englifh provifions all expended, and not th^ leaft thing to be got on the l^eak hills we had for fome time been walking on, it became neceflary to ftrike more to the Weftward, which we accordingly did, and the next evening arriv- ed at fome fmall patclies of low fcrubby woodSf, B 2 where. 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 re
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