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went out, taking with them a couple of 

 dogs, which they train to affift them in 

 fifhing. After an hour's abfence, they 

 came in trembling with cold, and theit 

 hair {beaming with water, and brought 

 two fiflij which having broiled, they 

 gave me the largeft fliare \ and then we 

 all laid down as before to reft. 



In the morning, my curiofity led me 

 to vifit the neighbouring wigwams, in 

 which were only one or two men 5 the 

 reft of the inhabitants were all women 

 and children. I then proceeded to en- 

 quire after captain Cheap and our Indian 

 guide, whom I found in the wigwam 

 they at firft occupied : the authority of 

 the cacique had procured the captain no 

 defpicable entertainment. We could 



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not learn what bufmefs the men, whofe 

 wives and children were here left be- 

 hind, were gone out upon \ but as they 

 feldom or never go upon fifliing-parties 

 (for they have no hunting here) without 



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