. 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. fpcars creel in the air, gave many fhouts of vido- ry, conilantly clafhing t! r fpears againfl: each other, and frequently calling out tlma! iima*! by way of deriiion to the poor furviving Efquimaux, who were (landing on the fhoal almoft knee-deep in water. Afte
. 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. fpcars creel in the air, gave many fhouts of vido- ry, conilantly clafhing t! r fpears againfl: each other, and frequently calling out tlma! iima*! by way of deriiion to the poor furviving Efquimaux, who were (landing on the fhoal almoft knee-deep in water. After parading the hill for fome time, it was agreed to return up the river to the place where we had left our canoes and baggage, which was about half a mile diilant, and then to crofs the river again and plunder the feven tents on the Eaft fide. This refolution was immediately put in force; and as ferrying acrofs with only three or four canoes { took a confiderable time, and as we were, from the crookednefs of the river and the form of the land, entirely under cover,, feveral of the poor furviving Efquimaux, thinking probably that we were gone about our buiinefs, and meant to trouble them no more, had returned from the ihoal to their habitations. When we approached their tents, which we did under cover of the rocks, we found them bufily employed tying up bundles. Thefe the Indians fcized with their ufual ferocity; on which, the Efquimaux having their canoes lying ready in the water, immediately embarked, and all of them got fafc to the former flioal, except an old man, who was fo intent on coUediug his things, that. • Tima in the Efquimaux language is a friendly word fimllar to •subat tht*rf. X When the fifteen Indians turned back to the Stony Mountains they took two or three canoes with them ; lome of our crew that were fent a- head as meffengers had not yet icturned, which occafioucd the number of our canoes to be fo Please note that these images are extracted from
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