. Kitchi-Gami : wanderings round Lake Superior. herswill hear it. Good, I replied; let us go and sit outside. We took our seats on a stone near the then produced his bark books, and showedme the picture-writing on the opposite page. He then proceeded to an explanation of the symbols,with the aid of my Canadian boatman, and the inter-preter of the Protestant mission, who was also explanation was as barbarous as the drawingsthemselves. I will, however, attempt to repeat ithere as accurately as possible, as I believe that thereader will be able to derive from it som
. Kitchi-Gami : wanderings round Lake Superior. herswill hear it. Good, I replied; let us go and sit outside. We took our seats on a stone near the then produced his bark books, and showedme the picture-writing on the opposite page. He then proceeded to an explanation of the symbols,with the aid of my Canadian boatman, and the inter-preter of the Protestant mission, who was also explanation was as barbarous as the drawingsthemselves. I will, however, attempt to repeat ithere as accurately as possible, as I believe that thereader will be able to derive from it some furtherinformation about the Indians. The Indian laid the birch bark on my lap, , as he pointed with his finger to it, at fig. 1(in No. I.): This is a wigwam, and I sing at it the followingwords: I enter into the wigwam of the Mides, thetemple, and bring, singing, a line sacrifice. (No. 2.) The sign No. 3 signifies that the same voice andthe same tune continue. (A note, then, I thought tomyself—a musical sign.) PICTORIAL NOTES. 287. 222ZZ22Z 10 r?//7r?% IL Q O 0
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