82 THE LABRADOK PENINSULA. CHAP. v. 



' Near Petichikapau, he says ; near the Post of the 

 Company.' 



' How many families are there ? ' 



' Fourteen.' 



' Fourteen ! and where are the rest ? ' 



' There are no more on the level high land, in the lake 

 country. The others are beyond, towards Esquimaux 

 Bay (Hamilton Inlet) and North- West Eiver ; and far 

 away beyond Petichikapau, towards Ungava, and on the 

 other side, towards the sea ' (Hudson's Bay). 



' Where are all the Indians gone who hunted on Ash- 

 wanipi Eiver ? ' 



' Gone north, or east, or dead many dead, he says ; not 

 many left.' 



' Tell him after supper I should like to ask him more 

 questions about his people ; now, give the squaw some 

 flour and pork.' 



Louis was going to fulfill his mission, when I said, 

 ' Stop, Louis; just ask him. where the Nasquapee came 

 from?' 



' Domenique met him near Petichikapau, two winters 

 ago, when he was hunting there : the father and mother of 

 the lad are dead, and Domenique adopted him.' 



' What are those marks cut over the cheek-bone ? ' 



' Nasquapees always mark themselves so ; it is a cus- 

 tom of their people.' 



' How do they do it ? ' 



' With knife or fish-b6ne ; then they put in colour 

 powder, perhaps.' 



' Do all Nasquapees cut themselves like this one ? ' 



' Mostly all ; once all did ; but now some don't. All 



