. 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. tenfive meaning of the word. Property of every kind that could be of general ufe now ccafed to be private, and every one who had any thing which came under that de- fcription, feemed proud of an opportunity of giving it, or lending it to thofe who had none, or w
. 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. tenfive meaning of the word. Property of every kind that could be of general ufe now ccafed to be private, and every one who had any thing which came under that de- fcription, feemed proud of an opportunity of giving it, or lending it to thofe who had none, or were moft in want of 1 &h â The number of my crew was fo much greater than that which five tents could contain, and the warlike manner in which they vvere equipped fo greatly fuperior to what could be expeded of the poor Efquimaux, that no lefs than a total maflacre of every one of them was likely to be the cafe, unlefs Providence fhould work a miracle for their deliverance. The land was fo fituated that we walked under cover of the rocks and hills till we were within two hundred yards of the tents. There we lay in ambufh for fome time, watching the motions of the Efquimaux ; and here the Indians would have advifed me to ftay till the fight was over, but to this I could by no means confent; for I con- fidered that when the Efquimaux came to be furprifed, they would try every way to efcape, and if they found me alone, not knowing me from an enemy, they would pro- bably proceed to violence againft me when no perfon was near to afTift. For this reafon I determined to accompany them, telling them at the fame time, that I would not have any hand in the murder they were about t^ commit, unlefs i-i' â m â jNiK i I I ' !M!; u. *>. 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, 1745-179
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