NORTHERN OCEAN. 
caught in the nets, we all went out to angle; 
but in this we were equally unfuccefsful, as we 
could not procure one fifh the whole day. This 
fudden change of circumftances alarmed one of 
my companions fo much, that he began to think 
of refuming the ufe of his gun, after having laid 
it by for near a month. 
Early in the morning we arofe; when my guide 
Conne-e-quefe went a hunting, and the reit at- 
tended the nets and hooks near home; but all 
with fuch bad fuccefs, that we could not procure 
enough in one day to ferve two men for a fupper. 
This, inftead of awakening the reft of my com- 
panions, fent them to fleep; and fcarcely any 
of them had the prudence to look at the fifhing 
nets, though they were not more than two or 
three hundred yards from the tent door. 
My guide, who was a fteady man, and an ex- 
cellent hunter, having for many years been ac- 
cuftomed to provide for a large family, feemed 
by far the moft induftrious of all my crew; he 
_ clofely purfued his hunting for feveral days, and 
feldom returned to the tent till after dark, while 
thofe at the tent pafled moft of their time in 
{moking and fleeping. 
Several days pafled without any figns of relief, 
till the roth, when my guide continued out lon- 
ger than ordinary, which made us conjecture that 
he had met with ftrangers, or feen fome deer, or 
other game, which occafioned his delay. We all 
therefore lay down to fleep, having had but little 
refrefh- 
ay 
1770. 
a) 
April. 
yoth. 
