. Three years travels through the interior parts of North America, for more than five thousand miles [microform] : containing an account of the Great Lakes, and all the lakes, islands and rivers, cataracts, mountains, minerals, soil and vegetable productions of the north-west regions of that vast continent : with a description of the birds, beasts, reptiles, insects and fishes peculiar to the country : together with a concise history of the genius, manners and customs of the Indians inhabiting the lands that lie adjacent to the heads and to the westward of the great river Mississippi, and an a
. Three years travels through the interior parts of North America, for more than five thousand miles [microform] : containing an account of the Great Lakes, and all the lakes, islands and rivers, cataracts, mountains, minerals, soil and vegetable productions of the north-west regions of that vast continent : with a description of the birds, beasts, reptiles, insects and fishes peculiar to the country : together with a concise history of the genius, manners and customs of the Indians inhabiting the lands that lie adjacent to the heads and to the westward of the great river Mississippi, and an appendix describing the uncultivated parts of America that are the most proper for forming settlements. Indians of North America; Natural history; Indiens; Sciences naturelles; genealogy. w^mmmmm m^mmmm. m ^A . V m Wr\ i P^ 1 k/. i u - â r. ,*.'>: APPENDIX; â Wt- m^, terrified at the approach of winter, they have haftened back for fear of being frozen up, and con- Itquently of being obliged to continue till the return of fummer in thafe black and dreary realms. Even fuch as have perceived the coafts to enfold themfelves, and who have of courfe entertained hopes of fuc- ceeding, have been deterred from profecuting thchr voyage, Idl the winter fiiould fet in before they Could reach a more temperate climate. ()..,V.'.f.»' :i^;- j : Thefe apprehenfions have difcouraged the boldcft' a^dventurers from completing the expeditions in which they have engaged, and fruftrated every at- tempt. But as it has been difcovered by fuch a» have failed into the northern parts of the Pacific Ocean, that there are many inlets which verge to- ^^' wards Hudfon's Bay, it is not to be doubted but ; *!that a paffage n>ight be made out from that quarter,- if it be fought for at a proper feafon. And (hould thefe expedations be difap|tointed, the explorer^ would not be in the fame hazardous fituation thofe who fet out from Hudfon's Bay, for they always be fure of a fafe retreat, through an ope
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