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river 34 Miles, in company with 20 Canoes of Assinipoet Natives: The 
River large, with several Islands, & high banks & tall woods. 
29. Tuesday. Paddled 30 miles down the river: deep water & 
not one Cataract to be seen; tho’ I am informed it is almost dry in the 
summer, & full of small Cataracts. 
30. Wednesday. Paddled 20 miles down the river then came to 
Attickosish my Guide & a great number of Natives, who hath not yet 
finished their Canoes. 
May 1. Thursday. Paddled 30 Miles down the river: High 
banks: a great many Islands, & lofty woods: the water hath fallen a 
little: we are joined by 20 more canoes. 
2. Friday. Paddled 30 miles down the river. 
3. Saturday. Paddled 30 miles down the river: it is very Large 
and many Islands, with lofty well-grown woods. 
4. Sunday. Paddled 40 miles S.E.b.E.: killed 4 Waskesew & 2 
Buffalos. 
5. Monday. Paddled 20 miles N.N.E. & N.E.b.N.: the river very 
wide & deep water. 
6. Tuesday. Paddled 30 miles: We expect to see the Archithinue 
Natives. 
7 & 8. Wednesday & Thursday. Paddled 66 miles down the river: 
provisions begin to be scarce. 
9. Friday. Paddled 30 miles N.E.b.N. down the river. 
10. Saturday. Paddled 40 miles N.N.E.: the river deep & the 
banks high: Indians killed a Buffalo. 
11. Sunday. Paddled 30 miles N.N.E.: River as yesterday. 
12. Monday. Paddled 10 miles E.b.N. then came to one hundred 
tents of Archithinue Natives. . Their Leader invited me to his tent, and 
gave me plenty of Buffalo flesh: our Indians bought a great many 
Wolves from them, for old axes &c.* I could not persuade them to go 
to the Fort. 
13. Tuesday. Paddled 30 Miles: killed 4 Buffalo, a great num- 
ber grazing along the Banks. The Archithinue Natives were mounted 
on good Horses. 
14. Wednesday. Paddled 15 Miles: then killed 20 Buffalo grazing 
along the river side. 
15. Thursday. Paddled none: killed a great number of Buffalos; 
Indian women and children employed drying meat. One hundred and 
‘twenty seven tents of Archithinue Natives came to us: I bought 30 
Wolves’ skins from them, and the Indians purchased great numbers of 
Wolves, Beaver & Foxes etc. which proves what the Woman formerly 


1Thus confirming what they had told him on Dec. 28th. 
