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1770, 
A JOURNEY TO THE 
holes only are opened; the line is veered away 
yen by one perfon, and the net hauled from under 
March. 
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the ice by another; after all the fifth are taken 
out, the net is eafily hauled back to its former 
ftation, and there fecured as before. 
As this place feemed likely to afford us a con- 
fant fupply of fifh, my guide propofed to ftay 
here till the geefe began to fly, which in thofe 
Northern parts is feldom before the middle of 
May. His reafons for fo doing feemed well 
founded: ‘* The weather; he faid, is at this time 
“too cold to walk on the barren grounds, and 
** the woods from this part lead fo much to the 
“* Weitward, that were we to continue travelling 
‘in any tolerable fhelter, our courfe would not 
** be better than Weft South Weft, which would 
“ only be going out of our way ; whereas, if we 
‘* fhould remain here till the weather permit us 
‘© to walk due North, over the barren grounds, 
“‘ we fhall then in one month get farther ad- 
*s vanced on our journey, than if we were to 
‘“* continue travelling all the remainder of the 
“¢ winter in the {weep of the woods.” 
Thefe reafons appeared to me very judicious, 
and as the plan feemed likely to be attended with 
little trouble, it met with my entire approbation. 
That being the cafe, we took additional pains in 
building our tent, and made it as commodious as 
the materials and fituation would admit. 
To pitch an Indian’s tent in winter, it is firit 
neceflary to fearch for.a level piece of dry ground; 
which 
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