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at night, however, it grew more moderate, and y971, 
fomewhat clearer, fo that we fet out, and walked os 
about ten miles to the North by Weft, when we i: 
lay down to take a little fleep. At our depar- 
ture from Congecathawhachaga, feveral Indians 
who had entered the war.lift, rather chofe to ftay 
behind with the women; but their lofs was amp- 
Jy fupplied by Copper Indians, who accompanied 
us in the double capacity of guides and warriors. 
On the third the weather was equally bad with 3. 
that of the preceding day ; we made fhift, howe- 
ver, to walk ten or eleven miles in the fame di- 
rection we had done the day before, and at laft 
were obliged to put up, not being able to fee our 
way for {now and thick drift. By putting up, 
no more is to be underftood than that we got to 
leeward of a great ftone, or into the crevices of 
the rocks, where we regaled ourfelves with fuch 
provifions as we had brought with us, {moked 
our pipes, or went to fleep, till the weather per- 
mitted us to proceed on our journey. 
On the fourth, we had rather better weather, 4th. 
though conftant light {now, which made it very 
difagreeable under foot. We neverthelefs walk- 
ed twenty-feven miles to the North Weft, four- 
teen of which were on what the Indians call the 
Stony Mountains; and furely no part of the 
world better deferves that name. On our firft 
approaching thefe mountains, they appeared to 
be a confufed heap of ftones, utterly inacceffible 
to the foot of man: but having fome Copper In- 
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