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Tranfactions at the Copper-mine River, and till we 
joined all the women to the South of Cogead 
Lake. 
Some Copper Indians join us.—Indians fend three fpies 
down the river.—Begin my furvey.—Spies return, 
and give an account of five tents of E/quimaux.——In- 
dians confult the beft method to fteal on them in the 
night, and kill them while afleep.—Crofs the river. 
—Proceedings of the Indians as they advance to- 
wards the Efquimaux tents.—T he Indians begin the 
maffacre while the poor Efquimaux are afleep, and 
flay them all.—Much affected at the fight of one 
young woman killed clofe to my feet.—The behaviour 
of the Indians on this occafion.—Their brutifh treat- 
ment of the dead bodies. —Seven more tents feen on 
the oppofite fide of the river.—The Indians harafs 
them, till they fly.to a fhoal in the river for fafety. 
— Behaviour of ihe Indians after killing thofe E/qui- 
maux.—Crofs the river, and proceed to the tents . 
on that fide.—Plunder their tents, and deftroy their 
utenfils.—Continue my furvey to the river’s mouth. 
—Remarks there.—Set out on my return.—Arrive 
at one of the Coppermines.—Remarks on it.— Many 
attempts made to induce the Copper Indians to carry 
their own goods to market.—Ob/tacles to it.—Villa- 
ny and cruelty of Keelfhies to fome of thofe poor In- 
dians.—Leave the Copper-mine, and walk at an. 
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