NORTHERN OCEAN. 
From the nineteenth to the twenty-fifth, we 
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walked by the fide of Thaye-chuck-gyed Whoie, ose 
/ or Large Whiteftone Lake, which is about forty x9: th—oasth 
| miles long from. the North Eaft to the South 
Weft, but of very unequal breadth. A river from 
\ the North Weft fide of this lake is faid to run in 
a ferpentine manner a long way to the Weftward; 
}and then tending to the Northward, compofes 
the main branch of the Copper-mine River, as 
has been already mentioned; which may or may 
not be true. It is certain, however, that there 
are many rivulets, which empty themfelves into 
this lake from the South Eaft; but as they are all 
imall ftreams, they may probably be no more 
than what is fufficient to fupply the conftant de- 
creafe occafioned by the exhalations, which, dur- 
ing the fhort Summer, fo high a Northern lati- 
tude always affords. 
_ Deer were very plentiful the whole way; the 
Indians killed great numbers of them daily, mere- 
ly for the fake of their fkins ; and at this time of 
the year their pelts are in good feafon, and the 
hair of a proper length for clothing. 
The great deftruction which is made of the 
deer in thofe parts at this feafon of the year on- 
ly, is almof incredible; and as they are never 
known to have more than one young one at a 
time, it is wonderful they do not become {carce : 
but fo far is this from being the cafe, that the old- 
eft Northern Indian in all their tribe will affirm 
that the deer are as plentiful now as they ever have 
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