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NORTHERN OCEAN. 
Ce. A. PB + VIE. 
| Remarks from the Time the Women joined us 
till our Arrival at the Athapufcow Lake. 
| Several of the Indians fick.— Method ufed by the conju- 
rors to relieve one man, who recovers. —Matonabbee 
and his crew proceed to the South We/t.— Mot of the 
other Indians feparate, and go their refpective ways. 
—Pafs by White Stone Lakeex—Many deer killed 
merely for their fkins.—Remarks thereon, and on the 
deer, refpecting feafons and places.— Arrive at Point 
Lake.—One of the Indian's wives being fick, is left 
behind to perifh above-ground.—Weather very bad, 
but deer plenty.—Stay fome time at Point Lake to 
dry meat, &c.—Winter fet in.—Super/ftitious cuftoms 
obferved by my companions, after they bad killed the 
Efquimaux at Copper River.—A violent gale of wind 
overfets my tent and breaks my quadrant.—Some 
Copper and Dog-ribbed Indians join us.—lIndians 
propofe to go to the Athapufcow Country to kill 
moofe.—Leave Point Lake, and arrive at the wood’s 
edge.—Arrive at Anawd Lake.—Tranfattions 
there—Remarkabie inftance of a man being cured 
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of the palfey by the conjurors.—Leave Anawd Lake 
—Arrive at the great Athapufcow Lake 
-@EVERAL of the Indians being very ill, the 
conjurers, who are always the doctors, and 
pretend to perform great cures, began to try their 
fkill 
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\ceerroy pened 
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