CONTENTS. VII 



River. — Appearance of two Indians. — Maufelly per- 

 mitted to visit his Wife. — Consummate Skill of De Char- 

 loit — Dwarf Pines. — Story of the Rat and the Beaver. 



— Unfitness of the Trees for Planks. — Artillery Lake. — 

 Force of the Rapids. — Accident in our Passage. — Leave 

 the Ah-hel-dessy. — A Bear killed. — Ridiculous Story. 



— March resumed. — Desolate Scenery. — A Deer shot. 



— Tormented by Sand-flies. — Anecdote of Sir John 

 Franklin. — Meeting with Mr. M c Leod, by an unexpected 

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CHAP. VII. 



" Le grand jeune Homme." — Trade with the Indians. — 

 Sunday. — Mr. King arrives, with two Bateaux. — Per- 

 formed a Surgical Operation. — Discomforts of an Indian 

 Canoe. — Conduct of the Party. — Erection of new Dwell- 

 ing. _ Arrival of Indians. — Their Policy. — Aged In- 

 dian Woman. — Starving Visitors. — Case of Revenge for 

 Inhospitality. — The Thlew-ee-choh described. — Observ- 

 atory. — Strange Appearance of the Aurora. — Pouring 

 in of the Indians. — Superstitious Fancies. — Shortness of 

 Food. — Domiciled in the new Building, named Fort Re- 

 liance. — Supplies again fail. — Akaitcho. — Discharge of 

 De Charloit and Two Iroquois; also, of La Charit£. — 

 Gloom of the Indians. — Story of a young Hunter. — 

 Breach of Indian Law. — Death of the old Woman. — 

 Christmas-day.— -Short Allowance. —Experiments. —Ex- 

 cessive Cold. — Arrival of Mr. M c Leod. — Barbarous 

 Atrocity. — Revolting Story of an Indian - - 183 



CHAP. VIII. 



Exemplary Conduct of Akaitcho. — Mr. McLeod and his 

 Family leave us. — Arrival of Maufelly. — Supply of Deer- 

 flesh. — Misunderstanding between Akaitcho and the In- 

 terpreter. — Preparation for building Two Boats. — Mr. 

 M c Leod'sill Success. — Strange Conduct of Two Indians.— 



