5° 
1770. 
oman Sinead 
Augutt. 
Toth. 
A JOURNEY TO THE 
us, that he was obliged to fubmit to nearly the 
fame outrage himfelf. On this occafion he affum- 
ed a great air of generofity ; but the fact was, he - 
gave freely what it was not in his power to 
protect, 
Early in the morning of the ninetcenth, I fet 
out on my return, in company with feveral Nor- | 
thern Indians, who were bound to the Factory | 
with furrs and other commodities in trade. This 
morning the Indian who took my gun, returned 
it tome, it being of no ufe to him, having no 
ammunition. The weather for fome time prov- 
ed fine, and deer were very plentiful; but as the 
above ravagers had materially lightened my load, 
by taking every thing from me, except the qua- 
drant, books, &c. this part of my journey was 
the eafieft and moft pleafant of any I had experi- 
enced fince my leaving the Fort. In our way we 
frequently met with other Indians, fo that fcarce- 
ly a day pafled without our fecing feveral {mokes 
made by other ftrangers. Many of thofe we met 
joined our party, having furrs and other commo- 
dities for trade. 
The deer’s hair being now of a proper length 
for clothing, it was neceflary, according to the 
cuftom, to procure as many of their fkins, while 
in feafon, as would make a {uit of warm clothing 
for the Winter: and as each grown perfon re- 
quires the prime parts of from eight to eleven of 
thofe fkins (in proportion to their fize) to make 
a complete fuit, it muft naturally be fuppofed that 
this 
