. 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. no li'.t A JOURNEY TO THE ready-dreflcd moofe-fkins, which was, he faid, the only retribution he could then make. The moofe-fkins, though not the twentieth part of the value of the goods which he had embezzled, were in reality more acceptable to me, than the ammunition and the
. 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. no li'.t A JOURNEY TO THE ready-dreflcd moofe-fkins, which was, he faid, the only retribution he could then make. The moofe-fkins, though not the twentieth part of the value of the goods which he had embezzled, were in reality more acceptable to me, than the ammunition and the other articles would have been, on account of their great ufe as fhoe-leather, which at that time was a very fcarce article with us, wiiereas we had plenty of powder and fliot. On the fame day that Keelfhies joined us, an Indian man, who had been fome time in our company, indfted on taking one of Matonabbee's wives from him by force, un- lefs he complied with his demands, which were, that Matonabbee fhould give him a certain quantity "of ammu- nition, fome pieces of iron-work, a kettle, and feveral other articles; every one of which, Matonabbee was obliged to deliver, or lofe the woman; for the other man far ex- celled him in ftrength. Matonabbee was more exafperated on this occafion, as the fame man had fold him the woman no longer ago than the nineteenth of the preceding April. Having expended all the goods he then pofleffed, however, he was determined to make another bargain for her ; and as fhe was what may be called a valuable woman in their cftimation ; that is, one who was not only tolerably per- fonable, but reckoned very fkilful in manufaduiing the different kinds of leather, fkins, and furrs, and at the fame time very clever in the performance of every other domeflic duty required of the fex in this part of the world J. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appea
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