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1769. 
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December, 
oth. 
Sth. 
A JOURNEY TO THE 
the meat; and on my mentioning it to them, 
there was fo much clanfhip among them, that 
they preferred making a prefent of it to Macka- 
chy, to felling it to me at double the price for 
which venifon fells in thofe parts: a fufficient 
proof of the fingular advantage which a native 
of this country has over an Englifhman, when at 
fuch a diftance from the Company’s Factories as 
to depend entirely on them for fubfiftence. | 
Thinking Ihad made my ftay here long enough, — ; 
I gave orders to prepare for our departure; and 
as | had purchafed plenty of meat for prefent ufe | 
while we were at this tent, fo I likewife procured _ 
fuch a fupply to carry with us, as was likely to 
laft us to the Fort. 
Early in the morning we took a final leave of ~ 
our hoft, and proceeded on our journey home- | 
wards. One of the ftrangers accompanied us, for ~ 
which at firft I could not fee his motive; but 
foon after our arrival at the Factory, [found that ~ 
the purport of his vifit was to be paid for the I 
meat, faid to be given gratis to Mackachy while | 
we were at his tent. The weather continued very | 
fine, but extremely cold; and during this part of 
my journey nothing material happened, till we | 
arrived fafe at Prince of Wales’s Fort on the ele- | 
venth of December, to my own great mortifica- | 
tino, and to the no fimall furprife of the Governor, | 
who had placed great confidence in the abilities | 
and conduct of Chawchinahaw. 
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