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4. Wednesday. The expectation of seeing the Archithinue Natives 

 ib lost, which is a great disappointment to my Companions, who used to 

 trade Horses & Buffalo skin Garments, for winter apparel; also Wolf- 

 skins & other furs. Showed me a Coat without sleeves six fold leather 

 quilted, used by the Snake tribe to defend them against the arrows of 

 their adversaries. I shall be sorry if I do not see the Equestrian Natives 

 who are certainly a brave people, & far superior to any tribes that visit 

 our Forts : they have dealings with no Europeans, but live in a state of 

 nature to the S.W. Westerly : draw towards the N.E. in March to meet 

 our Natives who traffick with them. 



5 to 10. Thursday to Tuesday. Snow : Natives can make nothing 

 of the pooind, so are obliged to kill the Buffalo with the Gun, & Bow & 

 Arrows. They have caught a few. Wolves & Foxes, but not the number 

 they might: They are an indolent thoughtless set of beings, never look- 

 ing beyond tlie time present. 



11. Wednesday. Most of the snow dissolved: Three tents of our 

 Company unpitched this day, & proceeded back to Mikisew-Wachy : At 

 present 3 tents of us : We are intending to remain here hoping to have 

 greater success, now there are but few people. The Man who some time 

 ago had his leg broke hath pitched from us, & is in a fair way of doing 

 well. I get no rest at nights for Drumming, Dancing, &c. 



12 to 20. Thursday to Friday. Freezing in the nights and thawing 

 in the days; also snow at intervals: Saw a smoke to Southward, sup- 

 posed to be the Snake Natives. We are expending our time in doing 

 little more than feasting, &c. 



21. Saturday. This day two Archithinue Natives came to us from 

 the Southward: They left their friends 28 tents early this morning: 

 They say their people will pitch this way now they are convinced we are 

 friends: These are the people whose smoke we saw on the 12th instant. 



22. Sunday. The two Archithinue Strangers left us to inform 

 their Countrymen who we were : There are three Leaders amongst them. 

 I sent a small present of tobacco. 



23 to 30. Monday, &c. Snow. Weather so bad the Archithinue 

 Natives cannot join us, several stragglers coming in. Frost as yet very 

 moderate ; Indeed when Winter is setting in it is disagreeable travelling. 



Dec. 1. Tuesday. Our Archithinue friends came to us and pitched 

 a small distance from us; on one side the pound 21 tents of them, the 

 other seven are pitched another way. One of the Leaders talks the Asine- 

 poet language well, so that we shall understand each other, as my Leader 

 understands it also. This tribe is named Powestic-Athinuewuck (i.e.) 

 Water-fall Indians. There are 4 Tribes, or Nations, more, which are all 

 Equestrians Indians, Viz., Mithco-Athinuwuck or! Bloody Indians, Kos- 



