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pened a few days ago: An Asinepoot Native shot his Brother in the heat 

 of passion. Such Actions are customary amongst these people, not only 

 being guilty of murther, but killing themselves afterwards : JSTay two will 

 deliberately fire shot about, till one falls. They are a daring, bold, morose 

 people; but they are very civil to me. 



27. Saturday. We proceeded : Our Course N.E. & distance 10 

 miles, through Woody himimocks, with some large Ponds : We arrived at 

 the {Beast pound, where we met with my Leader again, with 4 tents of 

 Neheathaway & 20 tents of Asinepoet Natives; The last are most part 

 of them unacquainted with Canoes ; the others, 30 tents of Neheathaway 

 Natives, had unpitched, intending to proceed slowly towards the place 

 ol building Canoes, hunting as they go. Two Indians, who had been at 

 I'rancois, are here: They inform me that 'Francois, the old French ped- 

 lar, has 6 large Canoes with him, & 3 Canoes more are lying at the Shal- 

 low Lake, on this side of Basquia ; which I find is the Lake I paddled 

 in the 1st day of August last ; & 2 more Canoes are lying a little below 

 Kippahagan Sepee, mentioned 23rd July. These with the 3 above men- 

 tioned are to come to him, on the breaking up of the rivers: He says 4 

 Canoes more are lying in the tract of the Natives who are more South- 

 ward, & who paddled down the Chuckitanaw river in their voyage to 

 York Fort: & that several more Pedlars are lying all along to the Grand 

 portage, to intercept the Natives who annually trade at Severn, Albany, 

 6': Moose Settlement. The name of the Grand portage is Kechy-Wenecop. 

 Francois hath told the Natives, that He intended wintering with a few 

 of his men at the Fork of the river ; sending down his Furs. He has at 

 present collected as maii^y^ prime furs as will load one large Canoe; 

 traded chiefly from the Natives who arc unacquainted with Canoes. 



28 to April 3. Sunday, 2Sth March, to the 3rd April. Frosts & 

 thaws. Natives .pounded several Bufïalo : they bring droves to the pound, 

 tut only few enter into it. 



4. Sunday. Two Geese seen to-day. Two Young men arrived, 

 Avho say that on account of the scarcity of provisions, they are to separate 

 in small Companies to build Canoes. My companions intend to proceed 

 back to the place we left on the 27th, the Bircli tTciN being there large 

 &, clear of knots. Three Male Butfalo entered the j)ound. i 



5. Monday & Tuesday. We proceeded back to the S.W., distance 

 6 miles. Much bare ground. 



7. Wednesday. We did not proceed : The snow almost off the 

 ground. 



8. Thursday. An Indian brought me a present of Tobacco from 

 Louis Primo; assuring me he will not accept of any favours from Fran- 

 cois the Pedlar in his way to Y'ork Fort. 



