NORTHERN OCEAN. 
fo much hardfhip during the whole journey, as I 
k had already felt, though {carcely advanced one 
third part of the journey. 
He attributed all our misfortunes to the mifcon- 
duct of my guides, and the very plan we purfued, 
by the defire of the Governor, in not taking any 
women with us on this journey, was, he faid, the 
principal thing that occafioned all our wants: 
** for, faid he, when all the men are heavy laden, 
“‘ they can neither hunt nor travel to any confider- 
“‘ able diftance ; and in cafe they meet with fuc- 
* cefs in hunting, who is to carry the produce of 
*‘ their labour? Women, added he, were made 
‘*¢ for labour ; one of them can carry, or haul, as 
*“ much as twomen can do. They alfo pitch our 
** tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us 
*< warm at night; and, in fact, there is no fuch 
“< thing as travelling any confiderable diftance or 
“© for any length of time, in this country, without 
“their afliftance. ‘‘ Women, faid he again, 
* though they do every thing, are maintained at 
“a trifling expence; for as they always. fland 
* cook, the very licking of their fingers in fcarce 
“ times, is fufficient for their fubfiftence.” This, 
however odd it may appear, is but too truea de- 
{cription of the fituation of women in this coun- 
try; itis at leaft foin appearance; for the women 
always carry the provifions, and it is more than 
probable they help themfelves when the men are 
not prefent. 
_ Early in the morning of the twenty-third, 1 
ftruck 
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1770, 
O&tober. 
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