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find rapid sale. Canoes bring from eight to twenty-four dollars 
apiece, in cash, Necessity, therefore, is simply an excuse, equally de- 
ceptious and unfounded. It is the habitual indolence of most of 
these Indians which lies at the root of the matter. It ties them 
down to frequented spots, where inducements held out by cunning 
traders, whether on land or afloat, are irresistible. 
Is there, then, sufficient reason why their inveterate habits should 
be humored at the cost of extirpating the supply of salmon ? 
I have the honor to be, sir, 
Very respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
AV. F. Whitcheb, J. P. 
Quebec, 31st December, 1859. 
NOTE TO THE TEIP TO LA VAL. 
For the information of those who may desire to trust themselves 
alone to the companionship of the Canadian French, the following 
list has been added of a few words that will be most necessary, and 
many of which will be found in no French dictionary : 
Potak, 
Potatoe. 
Sapin, 
Balsam fir. 
Batture, 
Shoal of rocks. 
Moustique, 
Black fly. 
Baril, 
Barrel. 
Ecorce, 
Bark. 
Brulot, 
Sand-fly. 
Aborder, 
To trim in. 
Buchan, 
Smudge. 
Filer, 
To ease off. 
Brochat, 
MascalloDge. 
Coude, 
Sheet. 
Chaloupe, 
Pilot-boat. 
Mizzin, 
Foresail. 
Perche, 
Rod. 
Grande voile, 
Mainsail. 
Egog, 
Spear. 
Luff, 
Luff. 
Gruyot, 
Porridge. 
Arrive, 
Keep off. 
Belluat, 
Blueberry. 
Tapitue, 
Jigger. 
Pleindurer, 
TofiU. 
Jib, 
Jib. 
Peinturer, 
To paint. 
Stearabo, 
Steamboat. 
Cite, 
Here. 
Bagage, 
Baggage. 
Roches, 
Rocks. 
Pinette, 
Spruce. 
Pilote, 
Pilot. 
Marounquin, 
Mosquito. 
