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A JOURNEY TO THE 
1772, all our clothing, we proceeded on our journey. 
ae In the afternoon we arrived at the part at which 
3d, 
my guide intended we fhould build our canoes 5 
but having had fome difference with his country- 
men, he altered his mind, and determined to pro- 
ceed to the Eaftward, as long as the feafon would _ 
permit, before he attempted to perform that duty. 
Accordingly, on the third, we purfued our way, 
and as that and the following day were very 
cold, which made us walk brifkly, we were ena- 
bled to make good days’ journies; but the fifth 
was fo hot and fultry, that we only walked about 
thirteen miles in our old courfe to the Eaft by 
North, and then halted about three-quarters of a 
mile to the South of Black Bear Hill; a place 
which I had feen in the Spring of one thoufand 
feven hundred and feventy-one. 
On the fixth, the weather was equally hot with | 
the preceding day; in the morning, however, we 
moved on eleven miles to the Eaft, and then met 
feveral ftrange Indians, who informed us that a 
few others, who had a tolerable cargo of furrs, — 
and were going to the Factory that Summer,~ 
were not far diftant. 
On receiving this intelligence, my guide, Ma 
tonabbee, fent a meflenger to defire their compa- 
ny. This was foon complied with, as it is an 
univerfal practice with the Indian Leaders, both 
Northern and Southern, when going to the com- 
pany’s Factory, to ufe their influence and inte- 
reft 
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