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{pears erect in the air, gave many thouts of viclo- 771. 
ry, conftantly clafhing their {pears againft each Ly 
other, and frequently calling out tima/ tima*! by 
way of derifion to the poor furviving Efquimaux, 
who were ftanding on the fhoal almoft knee-deep 
inwater. After parading the hill for fome time, 
it was agreed to return up the river to the place 
where we had left our canoes and baggage, which 
was about half a mile diflant, and then to crofs 
the river again and plunder the feven tents on 
the Eaft fide. This refolution was immediately 
put in force; and as ferrying acrofs with only 
three or four canoes t took a confiderable time, 
and as we were, from the crookednefs of the 
river and the form of the land, entirely under 
cover, feveral of the poor furviving Efquimaux, 
thinking probably that we were gone about our 
bufinefs, and meant to trouble them no more, 
had returned from the fhoal to their habitations. 
When we approached their tents, which we did 
under cover of the rocks, we found them buiily 
employed tying up bundles. Thefe the Indians 
feized with their ufual ferocity ; on which, the 
Efquimaux having their canoes lying ready in 
the water, -immediately embarked, and all of 
them got fafe to the former fhoal, except an old 
man, who was fo intent on collecting his things, 
that 
* Tima in the Efquimaux language is a friendly word fimilar to what 
cheer 2 
{ When the fifteen Indians turned back to the Stony Mountains they 
took two or three canoes with them ; fome of our crew that were fent 4- 
head as meffengers had not yet returned, which occafioned the number of 
our canoes to be fo fmall. 
july. 
