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71. 7 
May. 
3d. 
A JOURNEY TO THE 
on the ice.—Saw many mufk-oxen.—Defcription of 
them.—Went with fome Indians to view Grizzle- 
bear Hill.—‘Foin a ftrange Northern Indian Leader, | 
called O? lye, in company with fome Copper Indians. | 
—Their behaviour to me.—Arrive at the Copper- — 
mine River. | 
HE Lake Clowey: is not much more than ~ 
twelve miles broad in the wideft part... A ‘ 
{mall river which runs into it on the Weft fide, is © 
faid by the Indians to join the Athapufcow Lake. 
On our arrival at Clowey on the third of May, ‘i 
we found that the Captain’s brother, and thofe 
who were fent a-head with him from Theley-aza 
River, had only got there two days before us ; 4 
and, on account of the weather, had not made the 
jeaft progrefs in building the canoe, the plan of — 
which they had taken with them, The fameday © 
we got to Clowey feveral other Indians joined us 
from different quarters, with intent to build their 
canoes at the fame place. Some of thofe indians 
had refided within four or five miles, to the South 
- Eaft of Glowey all the Winter; and had pro- 
cured a plentiful livelihood by fnaring deer, in | 
the manner which has been already defcribed 
Immediately after our arrival at Clowey, the In. — 
dians beganto build their canoes, and embraced 
every convenient opportunity for that purpofe: 
but as warm and dry weather only is fit for this - 
bufinefs, which was by no means the cafe at pre- — 
fent, it was the eighteenth of May before the ca- 
noes 
