. 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 we no fooner began our inarch, than they iet up ^ moft woeful cry, and continued to yell mo^ piteouAy as long as we were within hearing. This mournful fcene had fo little effect on my party, that they walked away laughing, and as merry as ever. The few who expr
. 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 we no fooner began our inarch, than they iet up ^ moft woeful cry, and continued to yell mo^ piteouAy as long as we were within hearing. This mournful fcene had fo little effect on my party, that they walked away laughing, and as merry as ever. The few who exprelfed any re. gret at their departure from thofc whom they were to leave behind, confined their regard whol- ly to their children, particularly to the youngeft, fcarcely ever mentioning their mother. Though it was fo late when we left the women, we walked about ten miles that night before we f);opped. In our way we faw many deer j feveral of which ^he Indians killed* To talk of travelling ^nd killing deer in the middle of the night, may ^t firft view have the appearance of romance; but pur wonder will Ipeedily abate, when it is confidered that we were then to the Northward of 64° of North latitude, and that, in confequt ;ce of it, though the Sun did not remain the whole night above the horizon, yet the time i,. remain- ed below it was fo ftiort, and its depreiiion even at midnight fo fmall at this feafon of the year, that the light, in clear weather, was quite fuffici- ent for the purpofe both of walking, and hunting any kind of game. It fliould have been obferved, that during our {lay at Clowey a great number of Indians entered into a coiiibination with thof:" of my party to ac- company us to the Copper-mine River; and with |io oth^r intent than to murder the Efquimaux, who. 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 resembl
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