. 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. we afllfted many of them, yet feveral of their womtn died for want. It is a melancholy truth, and a dilgrace to the little humanity of which thofe people are poiTefTed, to think, that in times of want the poor women always come ofF ftiort; and when real diilrefs
. 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. we afllfted many of them, yet feveral of their womtn died for want. It is a melancholy truth, and a dilgrace to the little humanity of which thofe people are poiTefTed, to think, that in times of want the poor women always come ofF ftiort; and when real diilrefs approaches, many of them are permitted to ftarve, when the males are amply jprovided The twenty-fixth was fine and pleafant. In the morn- ing we fet out as ufual, and after walking about five miles^ the Indians killed three deer; as our numbers were greatly lefiened, thefe ferved us for two or three meals, at a final 1 expence of ammunition. In continuing our courfe to the EaAward, we crofled Cathawhachaga River, on the thirtieth of May, on the ice, which broke up foon after the laft perfon had crofled it. We had not been long on the Eaft fide of the river before we perceived bad weather near at hand, and began to make every preparation for it which our fituation would admit; and that was but very indifferent, being on entire barren ground. It is true, we had complete fets of Sum- mer tent-poles, and fuch tent-cloths as are generally ufed by the Northern Indians in that feafon; thefe were ar- ranged in the befV manner, and in Tuch places as were mofl likely to afford us fhelter from the threatening florm; The rain foon began to defcend in fuch torrents as to make the river overflow to fuch a degree as foon to convert our firft place. 26tlu 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,
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