. 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. A JOURNEY TO THE compofure, took out a new long box-handled knife, went into the man's tent, and, without any prefer, whatever, took him by the collar, and began to cxecr his horrid dcfign. The poor man anticipating his danger, fell on his face, and called for afliflance; but b
. 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. A JOURNEY TO THE compofure, took out a new long box-handled knife, went into the man's tent, and, without any prefer, whatever, took him by the collar, and began to cxecr his horrid dcfign. The poor man anticipating his danger, fell on his face, and called for afliflance; but before any could be had he received three wounds in the back. For- tunately for him, they all happened on the flioulder-bladc, fo that his life was fpared. When Matonabbee returned to his tent, after committing this horrid deed, he fat down as compofedly as if nothing had happened, called for' water to wafli his bloody hands and knife, fmoked his pipe as ufual, feemed to be perfedly at eafe, and afked if I did not think he had done right ? '^p-' I If I'% It has ever been the cuftom among thofe people for the men to wreftle for any woman to whom they are attached; and, of courfe, the ftrongeft party always carries off tho prize. A weak man, unlefs he be a good hunter and wel'- beloved, is feldom permitted to keep a wife that a ftrong;r man thinks worth his notice : for at any time when the wives of thofe ftrong wreftiers are heavy-laden either with furrs or provifions, they make no fcruple of tearing any other man's wife from his bofom, and making her bear a part of his luggage. This cuftom prevails throughout all their tribes, and caufes a great fpirit of emulation among their youth, who are upon all occafions, from their childhood, trying their ftrength and ikill in wreftling. This enables them to proted their property, and particularly their wives, from. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability -
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