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our yards were locked in the branches of the trees ; 

 and, about 100 yards from our stern, was a fine stream 

 of fresh water. Thus situated, we began to clear 

 places in the woods, in order to set up the astronomer's 

 observatory, the forge to repair our iron work, tents 

 for the sail-makers and coopers to repair the sails and 

 casks in ; to land our empty casks, to fill water, and 

 to cut down wood for fuel ; all of which were abso- 

 lutely necessary occupations. We also began to brew 

 beer from the branches or leaves of a tree, which 

 much resembles the American black spruce. From 

 the knowledge I had of this tree, and the similarity 

 it bore to the spruce, I judged that with the addition 

 of inspissated juice of wort and molasses, it would 

 make a very wholesome beer, and supply the want of 

 vegetables, which this place did not afford ; and the 

 event proved that I was not mistaken. 



Now I have mentioned the inspissated juice of 

 wort, it will not be amiss, in this place, to inform the 

 reader that I had made several trials of it since I left 

 the Cape of Good Hope, and found it to answer in 

 a cold climate, beyond all expectation. The juice, 

 diluted in warm water, in the proportion of twelve 

 parts water to one part juice, made a very good and 

 well-tasted small beer. Some juice which I had of 

 Mr. Pelham's own preparing, would bear sixteen 

 parts water. By making use of warm water, (which 

 I think ought always to be done,) and keeping it in a 

 warm place, if the weather be cold, no difficulty will 

 be found in fermenting it. A little grounds of either 

 small or strong beer will answer as well as yeast. 



The few sheep and goats we had left, were not 

 likely to fare quite so well as ourselves ; there being 

 no grass here, but what was coarse and harsh. It 

 was, however, not so bad, but that we expected they 

 would devour it with great greediness, and were the 

 more surprised to find that they would not taste it - y 

 nor did they seem over-fond of the leaves of more 

 tender plants. Upon examination, we found their 



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