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A JOURNEY TO THE 
feized the whole, notwithflanding he knew it to 
~~ be in fact Matonabbee’s property. ‘This treat-. 
ment, together with many other infults, which 
he had received during my abode with him, made. 
him renew his old refolution of leaving his own 
country, and going to refide with the Athapuf._ | 
cow Indians. | 
As the moft interefting part of my journey was) 
now over, I did not think it neceffary to interfere: 
in his private affairs; and therefore did not en-. 
deavour to influence him either one way or the 
other: out of complaifance, therefore rather than’ 
any thing elfe, I told him, that I thought fuch) 
behaviour very uncourteous, efpecially in a man) 
of his rank and dignity. As to the reafon of his; 
determination, I did not think it worth while to’ 
enquire into it; but, by his difcourfe with the 
other Indians, I foon underftood that they all in- 
tended to make an excurfion into the country of 
the Athapufcow Indians, in order to kill moofe 
and beaver. The former of thofe animals are ne- 
ver found in the Northern Indian territories; 
and the latter are fo fcarce in thofe Northern) 
parts, that during the whole Winter of one thou- 
fand feven hundred and feventy, I did not fee 
more than two beaver houfes. Martins are alfo’ 
{carce in thofe parts; for during the above peri- 
ed, Ido not think that more than fix or eight 
were killed by all the Indians in my company. 
This exceedingly {mall number, among fo many 
people, 
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