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kitow-Wathesitock or Blackfooted Indians, — Pegonow or Muddy- water 

 Indians & Sassewnck or Woody Country Indians/ 



2. Wednesday. The Archithinue Natives repairing the pound, the 

 repair we gave it on our arrival not being sufficient. Snow within the 

 ledge about 8 inches deep in general. 



3. Thursday. This day smoked with the Archithinue Natives & 

 presented the Leaders & principal men with tobacco, &c., As far as pru- 

 dence would permit; at the same time by the mouth of my Leader If 

 endeavoured to persuade two of them to accompany me on my return 

 to the Fort, where they would meet with a hearty welcome, & receive 

 many presents : but they said that they would be starved & were unac- 

 auainted with Canoes & mentioned the long distance: I am certain they 

 never can be prevailed upon to undertake such joumies. 



4. Friday. The Archithinue Natives drove into the pound 3 male 

 & one female Buffalo, & brought several considerable droves very near: 

 They set off in the Evening; & drive the Cattle all night. Indeed not 

 only at this Game, but in all their actions they far excell the other 

 Natives. They are all well mounted on light. Sprightly Animals ; Their 

 Weapons, Bows & Arrows : Several have on Jackets of ]\Ioose leather 

 six fold, quilted, & without sleeves. They likewise use pack-Horses, 

 which give their Women a great advantage over the other Women who are 

 either carrying or hauling on Sledges every day in the year. They ap- 

 pear to me more like Europeans than Americans.- 



5. Saturday. Our Archithinue Friends are very Hospitable, con- 

 tinually inviting us to partake of their best fare; generally berries in- 

 fused in water with fat, very agreeable eating. Their manner of showing 

 lespect to strangers is, in holding the pipe while they smoke: this is 

 done three times. Aftenvards every person smokes in common; the 

 Women excepted ; whom I did not observe to take the Pipe. The tobacco 

 they use is of their own planting, which;. hath a disagreeable flavour; I 

 have preserved a specimen. These people are much more cleanly in their 

 cloathing, & food, than my companions: Their Victuals are dressed in 

 earthen pots, of their own Manufacturing; much in the same form as 

 Newcastle pots, but without feet : their fire tackling a black stone used 

 as flint, & a kind of Ore asi a steel, using tuss balls as tinder, (i.e.) a 

 kind of moss. 



6. Sunday. No success in pounding : the Strangers say the season 

 is past. A hungry prospect: Many of us and no great Store of pro- 

 visions. 



1 See Introduction to Hendry's Journal (R.S.C., 1907, II, 316-318). 



2 That is, natives of America — Indians. 



