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Shell Fifth, 
Frogs, 
A JOURNEY TO THE 
Shell Fifb. 
Suri Fisu of a variety of kinds are alfo found 
in fome parts of Hudfon’s Bay. Mufcles in par- 
ticular are in great abundance on the rocky fhores 
near Churchill River, and what is vulgarly called 
the Periwincle are very plentiful on the rocks 
which dry at low-water. Small Crabs and Star- 
fith are frequently thrown on the fhore by the 
furfin heavy gales of wind; and the empty fhells 
of Wilks, fmall Scallops, Cockles, and many other 
kinds, are to be found on the beaches in great 
plenty. The fame may be faid of the interior 
parts of the country, where the banks of the 
lakes and rivers abound with empty fhells of va- 
rious kinds; but the fifh themfelves have never 
been difcovered by the natives. 
Frogs, Grubs, and other Infetts. 
Frocs of various colours are numerous in thofe 
parts as far North as the latitude 61°. They al- 
ways frequent the margins of lakes, ponds, rivers, 
and {wamps: and as the Winter approaches, they 
burrow under the mofs, at a confiderable diftance 
from the water, where they remain in a frozen 
ftate till the Spring. I have frequently feen 
them 
