NORTHERN OCEAN, 
they have been longer ufed to fire-arms, are far 
more expert with the bow and arrow, their ori- 
ginal weapons. 
The tents made ufe of by thofe Indians, both 
in Summer and Winter, are generally compofed 
of deer-fkinsin the hair; and for convenience of 
carriage, are always made in {mall pieces, feldom 
exceeding five buck-fkins in one piece. Thefe 
tents, as alfo their kettles, and fome other lum- 
ber, are always carried by dogs, which are train- 
ed to that fervice, and are very docile and tracta- 
ble. Thofe animals are of various fizes and co- 
lours, but all of the fox and wolf breed, with fharp 
nofes, full bufhy tails, and fharp ears ftanding 
erect. They are of great courage when attacked, 
and bite fo fharp, that the {malleft cur among 
them will keep feveral of our largeft Englith dogs 
at bay, if he can get up in a corner. Thete 
dogs are equally willing to haulina fledge, but 
as few of the men will be at the trouble of mak- 
ing {ledges for them, the poor women are oblig- 
ed to content themfelves with leflening the bulk 
of their load, more than the weight, by making 
the dogs carry thefe articles only, which are al- 
ways lafhed on their backs, much after the fame 
manner as packs are, or ufed formerly to be, on 
_pack-horfes. i 
: In the fall of the year, and as the Winter ad- 
wances, thofe people few the fkins of the deers 
legs together in the fhape of long portmanteaus, 
which, when hauled on the fnaw as the hair lies, 
; Y 2 are 
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