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for fome time, and then beat it between 

 two (tones till it anfwers the ufe of oak- 

 um, and then chinfe each hole fo well, 

 that they do not admit of the leaft water 

 coming through, and are eafily taken 

 afunder and put together again. When 

 they have occafion to go over land, as 

 at this time, each man or woman carries 

 a plank ; whereas it would be impoflible 

 for them to drag a heavy boat intire. 

 Every body had fomething to carry ex- 

 cept captain Cheap ; and he was obliged 

 to be affifted, or never would have got 

 over this march ; for a worfe than this, 

 I believe, never was made. He, with 

 the others, fet out fome time before me. 

 I waited for two Indians, who belonged 

 to the canoe I came in ; and who remain- 

 ed to carry over the lail of the things 

 from the fide we were on. I had a 

 piece of wet heavy canvas, which belong- 

 ed to captain Cheap, with a bit of (linking 

 wrapped in it (which had been given 



him 



