180 
1771s 
a a 
July. 
A JOURNEY TO ‘THE 
It is but a few years fince, that Captain Keel- 
fhies, who is frequently mentioned in this Jour- 
nal, took twelve of thefe people under his charge, 
all heavy laden with the moft voluable furrs; 
and long before they arrived at the Fort, he and _ 
the reft of his crew had got all the furrs from | 
them, in payment for provifions for their fup- , 
port, and obliged them to carry the furrs on their 
account. 
On their arrival at Prince of Wales’s Fort, 
Keelfhies laid claim to great merit for having 
brought thofe ftrangers, fo richly laden, to the 
Fadtory, and affured the Governor that he might, 
in future, expect a great increafe in trade from 
that quarter, through his intereit and afliduity. 
One of the ftrangers was dubbed with the name 
of Captain, and treated accordingly, while at the 
Fort; that is, he was dreffed out in the beft man- 
ner; and at his departure, both himfelf and all 
his countrymen were loaded with prefents, in 
hopes that they would not only repeat the vifit | 
themfelves, but by difplaying fo much generofity, 
many of their countrymen would be induced to | 
accompany them. 3 | 
There feems to be great propriety in the con- 
duct of the Governor* on this occafion; but how- 
ever well-intended, it had quite the contrary ef- 
fect, for Keelfhies and the reft of his execrable | 
gang, not content with fharing all the furrs thofe 
poor people had carried to the Fort, determined 
to 
* Mr. Mofes Norton, 
