30 
A JOURNEY TO THE 
1770, procure a fet for himfelf and his wife; and when 
.——~ the tent was divided, though he made fhift to get 
June. 
23d. 
a piece large enough to ferve him for a complete 
little tent, he never afked me or my Southern 
Indians to put our heads into it. | 
Befide the inconvenience of being expofed to 
the open air, night and day, in all weathers, we 
experienced real diftrefs from the want of vittu- 
als. When provifions were procured, it often 
happened that we could not make a fire, fo that 
we were obliged to eat the meat quite raw; 
which at firft, in the article of fifh particularly, 
was as little relifhed by my Southern companions 
as myfelf. j 
Notwithftanding thefe accumulated and com- 
plicated hardfhips, we continued in perfect health 
and good fpirits; and my guide, though a per- 
fect niggard of his provifions, efpecially in times 
of fcarcity, gave us the firongeft aflurance of 
foon arriving at a plentiful country, which 
would not only afford us acertain fupply of pro- 
vifions, but where we fhould meet with other 
Indians, who probably would be willing to carry 
part of our luggage. This news naturally gave 
us great confolation ; for at that time the weight 
of our conftant loads was fo great, that when 
Providence threw any thing in our way, we 
could not carry above two days provifions with 
us, which indeed was the chief reafon of our be- 
ing fo frequently in want. 
From the twentieth to the twenty-third we 
walked 
