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12. Saturday. We proceeded : our Course about S.E.i^S. distance 

 7 miles : Country barren, & barren hillocks ; with several lakes or rather 

 ponds, with a few small sticks growing on the shores, & abundance of the 

 Currants. 



13. Sunday. We did not proceed: Three Asinepoet Natives came 

 to us from Manitow Sakahegan; they bring the disagreeable news that 

 several of the Asinepoet Natives have been quarrelling through jealousy, 

 & are intending to kill each other: this often is the case with these 

 people. 



14. Monday. Our Canoes E.S.E. distance 6 miles: Crossed the 

 Creek namel Mikisew Shipishish a second time : shallow as before : In- 

 dians |say there are many Beaver in this Creek: Hunters who went off 

 early this morning killed four, fine food. Course corrected for six days 

 past is 27° W. & distance 26 miles. 



15. Tuesday. We did not proceel : Hunters had but small success 

 in Beaver killing: The greatest part of our Company are intended to 

 remain near this Creek for some time, to kill Beaver: Wolves are very- 

 numerous. 



16. Wednesday. Tlhe Natives saw a Strange Horse to-day. & sup- 

 pose it belongs to the Snake Indians, their Enemies. 



17. Thursday. Indians killed several Buffalo: The Natives in 

 general are afraid of the Snake Indians & say they are nigh at hand. 

 This day I took an observation with an artificial Horizon in water but 

 blowing fresh it was very imperfect. Latitude Pr. Account 48° 43 North 

 (N.B. — " Very imperfect indeed ") . 



18. Friday. Ten tents of Asinepoet Natives came to us : they say 

 they left several tents of Asanepoet Natives & Archithinue Natives ^ 

 (their friends) two days' journey beyond Manitow-Sakahegan. N.B. — 

 We have several pack-horses with us at present, lively clean made animals, 

 generally about 14 hands high & of different colours. 



19. Saturday. Hunters looking after Beaver but scarce : Smoked 

 with the Asinepoet Strangers : I advised them to be diligent in trapping 

 furs, & to go with me to the Company's Forts, most of tihem being 

 strangers: but they seemed unwilling, saying, they were unacquainted 

 with the method of building Canoes & paddling: However they would 

 send their furs by their friends who yearly visit the forts. 



20. Sunday. Laying by : Smoking, Dancing, &c. 



21. Monday. We proceeded : Our Course about S.E. distance only 

 a mile: Young men went a hunting: Indians sickly. Latitude by an 

 Artificial Horizon 62° 13" N. Course from York Fort to this place by 

 true Compass, South 56 Wt. Distance 636 miles. 



1 Blackfeet. 



