. 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. \u â¢''S" â ^ J A JOURNEY TO THE fined their regard wholly 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 flopped. In our way we faw many d
. 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. \u â¢''S" â ^ J A JOURNEY TO THE fined their regard wholly 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 flopped. In our way we faw many deer ; feveral of which the Indians killed, '^^o talk of travdling and killing deer in the middle of the night, may at firft view have the appearance of romance j but our wonder will fpeedily abate, when it is confidered that we v/ere then to the Northward of 64° of North latitude, and that, in confequence of it, though the Sun did not remain the whole night above the horizon, yet the time it remained below it was fo fliort, and its de- preffion even at midnight fo fmall at this feafon of the year, that the light, in clear weather, was quite fufiicient for the purpofe both of walking, and hunting any kind of game. It ihould have been obferved, that during our ftay at Clowey a great number of Indians entered into a com- bination with thofe of my party to accompany us to the Copper-mine River; and with no other intent than to murder the Efquimaux, who are underftood by the Copper Indians to frequent that river in confiderable numbers. This fcheme, notwithftanding the trouble and fetigue, as well as danger, with which it muft be obvioufly at- tended, was neverthclefs fo univerfally approved by thofe people, th''\t for fome time almofl every man who joined us. 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
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