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"Thursday, June 11. This day we remained in the Indian 

 village called Medocatike. I observed the Squaws could not by any 

 means content themselves without having their dance. They con- 

 tinued teasing my master to such a degree to have ye liberty to dance 

 round me, that he consented they might if they would promise not to 

 abuse me. They desired none of the rest but me, for what reason I 

 cannot tell. When my master had given them liberty there came 

 into the camp two large, strong Squaws. They caught hold of my 

 arms with all their strength, and said something in Indian that I 

 supposed was to tell me to come with them and hailed me off my seat. 

 I strugled with them and cleared myself of their hold, and set down by 

 my master. They came upon me again verey vigorously, and as I 

 was striving my master ordered me to go and told me they would not 

 hurt me. At this I was obliged to surrender and went with them. 

 They led me out of the camp, dancing and singing after their manner, 

 and took me to one of their camps where there was a company of 

 them gathered for their dance. They made me sit down on a Bear's 

 skin in the middle of the camp and gave me a pipe and tobacoe and 

 danced round me till the sweat trickled down their faces." 



The appearance of one Squaw struck the Captain as so absurd 

 that he could not forbear smiling, which gave offence to one of the 

 old Squaws, who gave him two or three twitches by the hair, other- 

 wise he escaped punishment. The following morning the Hurons 

 began to make preparations for their journey and Pote says: "At 

 about eight of ye clock we took our departure from Medockaticke for 

 Canedy" and in due time the party arrived at Quebec. 



They suffered at times from lack of food, though fish were abund- 

 ant and on one occasion they caught in a weir that the Indians built 

 in a small cove (a little below the mouth of the Tobique river) fifty- 

 four salmon in a few hours. From Grand Falls they proceeded to 

 "Little Falls," at the mouth of the Madawaska, and up that river 

 to Lake Témiscouata; thence by way of the Tuladi stream to the 

 St. Lawrence and up that river to Quebec. 



In 1750 the Marquis de la Jouquière expended a considerable 

 sum of money making a road from the St. Lawrence to the Upper St. 

 John, via Rivière du Loup and Lake Témiscouata. This road, he 

 informs the French Minister, will be very useful for forwarding the 

 supplies stopped by the English blockade at the mouth of the St. 

 Lawrence, and maintaining communication with Acadia. By this 

 route war parties of French and Indians, under Boishébert and other 

 commanders, passed from Canada to Acadia, and messages were often 

 sent from Quebec to Beauséjour and Louisburg. It is said that Avith 



