[BURPEE] YORK FACTORY TO THE BLACKFEET COUNTRY 331 
31. Saturday. Travelled 12 Miles N.W. The Indians killed 4 
Waskesew, and I killed one. We are yet in Muscuty plains; plenty of 
good water to-day. 
September 1. Sunday. Travelled N.W.b.N. 10 Miles. Rocky 
hillocks, pleasant valleys, with Birch, Elder, Poplar & Cherry trees, with 
plenty of fruit. Seven tents of Indians pitched another way. We are 
yet above 400 in number, two-thirds of whom live chiefly on fruit. 
2. Monday. Travelled 12 Miles N.W. Hills and Dales. 
3. Tuesday. Travelled none. Young men hunting, killed 3 Moose. 
4. Wednesday. Travelled 12 Miles N.W. here Attickasish joined 
ns again, with 2 Archithinue Natives on Horse-back. Level land; killed 
a great many Waskesew and Moose. 
5. Thursday. Travelled 12 Miles West. Level land, with plenty 
of fruit trees; plenty of Moose, Waskesew, Swans, Cranes, White & Grey 
Geese, also a few Ducks. We are yet in Muscuty plains.t Here are a 
great many Asinepoet Indians. The Buffalo has taken the route up- 
wards,? and is the reason we have not yet met with Archithinue Natives 
6. Friday. Travelled W.S.W. 10 Miles. Hillocks and Dales & 
. small ledges of woods all burnt. Indians killed 5 Moose & 2 Waskesew : 
met with five tents of Mekesue, or Eagle Indians. I gave their leader 
half a foot of Brazile tobacco, and smoked with them: they were very 
kind, and made me a present of some tongues, & a bladder full of fat. 
I could perceive no difference between them and the Asinepoet Natives 
with regard to the language; but one circumstance surprised me much, 
and that is, the men do not cover their nakedness; which are the only 
natives that do not attend to decency. The women are cloathed the same 
as the other Asinepoet Indians. The Natives inform me that they are 
a tribe of that brave Nation; and take their name from Eagles being 
plenty in the district they inhabit. The Leader promised to collect furs, 
and go down with me to the Fort. They never had traded with any 
European or Canadian. My Guides & Companions seemed afraid of 
them.° 

1 Hendry has been travelling along the south bank of the North Saskat- 
chewan, and is now somewhere about Pattleford. 
2This was always a favourite route of the buffalo, whose deep-worn 
trails and wallows may still be seen along the banks of the North Saskat- 
chewan. 
SA note added to the journal, apparently by Andrew Graham, reads: 
“Since 1755 the Eagle-Eyed Indians have traded annually at York Fort, & 
are highly valued. When Factor at York Fort I persuaded them to cover 
their nakedness, at least when at the factory.” Arthur Dobbs (“Account of 
the Countries adjoining to Hudson’s Bay,” p. 24), says, ‘‘ The Migichihilinious, 
that is, Eagle ey’d Indians, are at 200 leagues distance” (from York Fac- 
