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16. Wednesday. Women employed as yesterday. With the Leader’s 
permission, I rode a hunting with twenty of his young men. They killed 
8 Buffalo, excellent sport. They are so expert that with one, or two, 
arrows they will drop a Buffalo. As for me I had sufficient employ to 
manage my horse. When I came home I was invited to the Leader’s 
tent again where were all the Asinepoet Leaders, etc., I thought it very 
curious as there were four different languages among us. The Leader 
gave orders to pitch away from him, and that we would see him again 
in the Spring, when they came down after the Buffalo. He gave one 
of the Leaders two young slaves as a present and 40 Buffalo tongues; 
they were both girls.! 
17. Thursday. 322 tents of Archithinue Natives unpitched and 
moved Westward; 17 tents of Asinepoet Natives moved Northwards; 
and we moved S.W.b.W. 9 Miles. Level land with ledges of Poplar and 
willows. Passed two creeks, but little water in them; and none to be 
got anywhere else. 
18. Friday. A gentle frost: Travelled none. The Women em- 
ployed dressing skins for cloathing &c. | 
19. Saturday. Snow at times; Travelled none. Women employed 
as Yesterday. 
20. Sunday. Travelled none. Women employed making Beaver 
coats; Men hunting; killed 5 Buffalo & one black Bear. 
21. Monday. Travelled none. I asked the men why they did not 
go to kill Beaver & Wolves: but they made me very little answer. 
22. Tuesday. Travelled 5 Miles W.S.W. Level land with poplars; 
a great many small Creeks & ponds, with plenty of Beaver houses. In- 
dians killed a few, & I killed three. Fifteen tents pitched another way. 
23. Wednesday. Travelled 7 Miles W.S.W. Land &c. as yesterday. 
Indians killed two Moose, one Buffalo & only ten Beaver; when I am 
certain they might have killed 200 if they had chused: but they only 
killed a few for cloathing, & for Beaver feasting; Buffalo being their 
chief food at present. The ponds here are surrounded with Beaver 
houses; & numbers along the Banks of creeks; the roofs are thin and 
easily broke into. 
24. Thursday. It freezes in the nights & thaws in the days; Tra- 
velled 6 Miles W.S.W. Level land; plenty of Creeks, & Beaver houses. 
Indians killed 2 Moose & a few Beaver. 
25. Friday. Travelled 5 Miles W.S.W. Land &c. as yesterday. 
Indians killed one Buffalo. 
26. Saturday. Hail at times. Travelled 9 Miles W.S.W. then 


Andrew Graham notes, under date, 1765, ‘ One of them was murthered 
at York Fort by a Home-Native in a fit of jealousy.” 
