56 
1970. 
A JOURNEY TO THE 
firuck out of the road to the Faftward, with my 
‘<4. two companions and two or three Northern In- 
Oé€tober. 
25th. 
November 
rit, 
dians, while Matonabbee and his crew continued 
their courfe to the Factory, promifing to walk fo 
flow that we might come up with them again ; 
and in two days we arrived at the place to which ~ 
we were directed. We went to work immedi- 
ately in making fnow-fhoe frames and fledges ; 
but notwithftanding our utmoft endeavours, we 
could not complete them in lefs than four days. 
On the firft of November we again proceeded on 
our journey toward the Factory; and on the 
fixth, came up with Matonabbee and his gang: | 
after whith we proceeded on together feveral 
days; when | found my new acquaintance, on all 
occafions, the moft fociable, kind, and fenfible In- . 
dian I had ever met with. He was a man well 
known, and, as an Indian, of univerfal knowledge, 
and generally refpected. 
Deer proved pretty plentiful for fome time, but 
to my great furprife, when I wanted to give Ma- 
tonabbee a little ammunition for his own ufe, I 
found that my guide, Conreaquefé, who had it 
all under his care, had fo embezzled or otherways 
expended it, that only ten balls and about three 
pounds of powder remained ; fo that long before 
we arrived at the Fort we were obliged to cut up 
an ice-chiffel into {quare lumps, as a fubftitute for 
ball. . It is, however, rather dangerous firing 
lumps of iron out of fuch flight barrels as are 
Cianee to this part of the world for trade. 
Thele 
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