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1771. that the Indians coming upon him before he 
\v~ could reach his canoe, he fell a facrifice to their 
July. 
fury: I verily believe not lefs than twenty had a 
hand in his death, as his whole body was like a | 
cullender. Itis here neceflary to obferve that the | 
{pies when on the look-out, could not fee thefe 
feven tents, though clofe under them, as the bank, 
on which they ftood, ftretched over them. 
It ought to have been mentioned in its proper 
place, that in making our retreat up the river, 
after killing the Efquimaux on the Weft fide, we 
faw an old woman fitting by the fide of the water, 
killing falmon, which lay at the foot of the fall 
as thick as a fhoal of herrings. Whether from 
the noife of the fall, or a natural defect in the old 
woman’s hearing, it is hard to determine, but 
certain it is, fhe had no knowledge of the tragi- 
cal fcene which had been fo lately tranfacted at the 
tents, though fhe was not more than two hun- 
dred yards from the place. When we firft per- 
ceived her, fhe feemed perfectly at eafe, and was 
entirely furrounded with the produce of her la- 
bour. From her manner of behaviour, and the 
appearance of her eyes, which were as red as 
blood, it is more than probable that her fight was 
not very good; for fhe fcarcely difcerned that 
the Indians were enemies, till they were within 
twice the length of their fpearsof her. It wasin 
vain that fhe attempted to fly, for the wretches 
of my crew transfixed her to the ground ina few 
feconds, and butchered her in the moft favage 
manner. 
