NORTHERN OCEAN. 3 
Welt, and early in the day crofled Seal River. In ,46o, 
the courfe of this day’s journey we met feveral —_~ 
_ Northern Indians, who were going to the factory "yin 
with furs and venifon ; and as we had not killed 
any deer from our leaving the Fort, I got feveral 
joints of venifon from thofe ftrangers, and gave 
them a note on the Governor for payment, 
_ which feemed perfectly agreeable to all parties. 
When on the North Weft fide of Seal River, I 
afked Captain Chawchinahaw the diftance, and 
probable time it would take, before we could 
reach the main woods; which he afiured me 
would not exceed four or five days journey. 
‘This put both me and my companions in good 
fpirits, and we continued our courfe between 
the Weft by North and North Weft, in daily 
expectation of arriving at thofe woods, which we 
were told would furnifh us with every thing the 
country affords. Thefe accounts were fo far from 
being true, that after we had walked double the 
time here mentioned, no figns of woods were 
to be feen in the direction we were then fieering ; 
_but we had frequently feen the looming of woods 
to the South Weft. 
The cold being now very intenfe, our {mall 
ftock of Enelifh provifions all expended, and ~ 
not the leaft thing to be got on the bleak hills we 
had for fome time been walking on, it became | 
neceflary to ftrike more to the Weftward, which 
we accordingly did, and the next evening arriv- 
_ed at fome {mall patches of low fcrubby woods, 
Sek! 2 mid. SNR ELE 
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