20 A JOURNEY TO THE 
1770. drefied and made by the Indians, and in fhape it 
~~~ nearly refembles a fan-mount inverted; fo that 
when the largeft curve inclofes the bottom of the 
poles, the {maller one is always {ufficient to cover 
the top; except a hole, which is defignedly left 
open to ferve the double purpofe of chimney and ~ 
window. 
The fire is always made on the ground in the 
center, and the remainder of the floor, or bottom 
of the tent, is covered all over with {mall bran- 
ches of the pine tree, which ferve both for feats 
and beds. A quantity of pine tops and branches 
are laid round the bottom of the poles on the out- 
fide, over which the eves of the tent is ftaked 
down ;. a quantity of fnow is then packed over 
all, which excludes great part of the external air, 
and contributes greatly to the warmth within. 
The tent here defcribed is fuch as is made ule of 
by the Southern Indians, and the fame with 
which ] was furnifhed at the Factory; for that 
made ufe of by the Northern Indians is made of 
different materials, and is of a quite different 
fhape, as fhall be defcribed hereafter.. 
The fituation of our tent at this time was tru- 
ly pleafant, particularly for a fpring refidence; 
being on afmall elevated point, which command- 
ed an extenfive profpecét over a large lake, the 
fhores ef which abounded with wood of different 
“kinds, fuch as pine, larch, birch, and poplar ; and 
in many places was beautifully contrafted with a 
~variety of high hills, that fhewed their fnowy 
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