NORTHERN OCEAN. 
to go in queft of. Accordingly Mr. Norton en- 
gaged him and two other Northern Indians to 
accompany me on this fecond attempt; but to 
avoid all incumbrances as much as poflible, it was 
thought advifable not to take any women*, that 
the Indians might have fewer to provide for. I 
would not permit any European to go with me, 
but two of the home guard (Southern) Indian men 
were to accompany meas before. Indeed the In- 
dians, both Northern and Southern, . paid fo lit- 
tle attention to Ifbefter and Merriman on my for- 
mer journey, particularly in times of -{carcity, 
that I was determined not to take them with me 
in future; though the former was very defirous 
to accompany me again, and was well calculated 
to encounter the hardfhips of fuch an.undertak- 
ing. Merriman was quite fick of fuch excurfions, 
and fo far from offering his fervice a fecond time, 
feemed to be very thankful that he was once more 
arrived in fafety among his friends; for before he 
got to the Factory he had contracted a moft vio- 
lent cold. 
* Having come to the above refolutions, and final- 
ly determined on the number of Indians that were 
to accompany us, we were again fitted out with 
a large fupply of ammunition, and as many other 
ufefularticles as we could conveniently take with 
us 
* This was a propofal of the Governor’s, though he well knew we could 
not do without their affiftance, both for hauling our baggage, as well as 
dreffing {kins for clothing, pitching out tent, getting firing, &c. 
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1770. 3 i 
Se) 7 
February. 
