A JOURNEY TO THE 
refemblance to a weaver’s fhuttle; being flat-bot. | 
tomed, with ftraight upright fides, and fharp~ 
at each end; but the ftern is. by far the wideft” 
part, as there the baggage is generally laid, amd) 
occafionally a fecond perfon, who always lies 
down at full length in the bottom of the canoe, 
In this manner they carry one another acrofs rie’ 
vers and the narrow parts of lakes in thofe little’ 
vellels, which feldom exceed twelve or thirteen 
feet in length, and are from twenty inches totwo 
feet broad in the wideft part. The head, or fore | 
part, is unneceflarily long, and narrow; and is all! | 
covered over with birch-bark, which adds confi: | 
derably to the weight, without contributing to | 
the burthen of the veflel. In general, thefe Indi- 
ans make ufe of the fingle paddle, thougha few | 
have double ones, like the Efquimaux: the lat- 
ter, however, are feldom ufed, but by thofe who 
lie in wait to kill deer as they crofs rivers and 
narrow lakes*. 
During 
* See Plate [V. where Fig. Areprefents the bottom of the eanoe, Fig. Bi 
being the fore-part. Fig. C is the complete frame of one before it is co- 
vered with the bark of the birch-tree: it is reprefented on an artificial) 
bank, which the natives raife to build it on, Fig. Dis an end view of & 
fet of timbers, bent and lafled in their proper thape, and ieft to dry, Fig, 
E is the reprefentation of a complete canoe. Fig. F reprefents one of 
their paddles. Fig. Ga fpear with which they kill deer; and Fig. Hy 
their mode of carrying the canoe! " 
The following references are to the feveral parts of the canoe; Fig. C. 
1. The ftem, 2. The ftern-poft. 3. Two forked fticks fupporting the 
{tem and ftern-poft, 4. The gunwales. 5. Small rods placed between the 
timber and birch-back that covers them, 6, The timbers. 7. Fhe keel- |) ~ 
fon. 8, Large ftones placed there to keep the bottom fteady till the fides) 
are fewed. on, 
