. 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. NOR THE R N OCEAN. it as a great favour. Finding them poffcffed of fo much generofity, I ventured to folicit them for my razors; but thinking that one would be fufficient to (have me during my paffage home, they made no fcruple to keep the other ; luckily they chofe the worft.
. 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. NOR THE R N OCEAN. it as a great favour. Finding them poffcffed of fo much generofity, I ventured to folicit them for my razors; but thinking that one would be fufficient to (have me during my paffage home, they made no fcruple to keep the other ; luckily they chofe the worft. To complete their generofity, they permitted me to take as much foap as I thought would be fufficient to wafh and fhave me during the remainder of my journey to the Fadory. " !T"' They were more cautious in plundering the Southern Indians, as the relation of fuch outrages being com- mitted on them might occafion a war between the two nations; but they had nothing of that kind to dread from the Englifh. However, the Northern Indians had ad- drefs enough to talk my home-guard Indians out of all they had: fo that before we left them, they were as clean fwept as myfelf, excepting their guns, fome ammunition, an old hatchet, an ice-chiflel, and a lile to iharpen in It may probably be thought ftrange that my guide, who was a Northern Indian, fliould permit his countrymen to commit fuch outrages on thofe under his charge; but being a man of little note, he was fo far from being able to proted: us, that he was obliged to fubmit to nearly the fame outrage himfelf. On this occafion he afilimed a great air of generofity; but the fa6t was, he gave freely what it was not in his power to proted:. H Early 1 â. 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 Hearne, Samuel, 1745-1792. London : Printed for
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