26 
A JOURNEY TO THE 
1770. Wales’s Fort to attend the feafon. They were 
April. 
27th, 
2oth. 
May. 
13th. 
bound toward the barren ground, there to wait 
the return of their hufbands and relations from 
the Fort, after the termination of the goofe- 
feafon. | 
My guide having for fome days paft determin- 
ed to move toward the barren ground, this 
morning we took down our tent, packed up our 
luggage, and proceeded to the Eaftward in the 
fame track we came; but Soflop being fo lame 
as to be obliged to be hauled ona fledge, IJ eafily 
prevailed on two of the Indians who had joined 
us on the 24th, and-who were purfuing the fame 
road, to perform this fervice for him. 
After two days good walking in our old track, 
we arrived at a part of Seal River called She- 
than-nee, where we pitched our tent and fet both 
our fifhing-nets, intending to ftay there till the 
geefe began to fy. Though we had feen feveral 
{wans and fome geefe flying to the Northward, it 
was the thirteenth of May before we could pro- 
cure any. Onthat day the Indians killed two 
{wans and three geefe. This in fome meafure 
alleviated our diftrefs, which at that time was 
very great; having had no other fubfiftence for 
five or fix days, than a few cranberries, that we 
gathered from the dry ridges where the {now was 
thawed away in fpots; for though we fet our 
fifhing-nets in the beft judged places, and angled 
at every part that was likely to afford fuccefs, we 
only caught three fmall fifh during the whole 
| | time. 
