December. 
16th. 
A JOURNEY TO THE 
we could reach any place where they were in 
greater plenty, the Indians walked as far each 
day as their loads and other circumftances would 
conveniently permit. On the fixteenth, we ar- 
rived at Ege River, where Matonabbee and the 
reft of my crew had laid up fome provifions and 
other neceffaries, when on their journey to the 
Fort. On going to the place where they thought 
the provifions had been carefully fecured from all 
kinds of wild beafts, they had the mortification 
to find that fome of their countrymen, with — 
whom the Governor had firft traded and difpatch- 
ed from the Fort, had robbed the ftore of every 
article, as well as of fome of their moft ufeful | 
implements. This lofs was more feverely felt, — 
as there was a total want of every kind of game; 
and the Indians, not expecting to meet with fo — 
great a difappointment, had not ufed that ceco- 
nomy in the expenditure of the oatmeal and 
other provifions which they had received at the | 
Vort, as they probably would have done, had — 
they not relied firmly on finding a fupply at this 
place. This difappointment and lofs was borne 
by the Indians with the greateft fortitude; andI 
did not hear one of them breathe the leaft hint of 
revenge in cafe they fhould ever difcover the 
offenders: the only effect it had on them was,) 
that of making them put the beft foot foremoft. 
This was thought fo neceflary, that for fome time 
we walked every day from morning till night.) 
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