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the middle of September, nearly one month later than 

 the Lenni-Cbasquem, before-mentioned. The Mus- 

 kingum corn will not now come to perfection about 

 Detroit and in Canada ; but to these climates it may, 

 it can hardly be doubted, be naturalised, or habitu- 

 ated, in a long course of time. 



XIX. Notice of the Travels of a Mohawk- Indian. 



DANIEL GREEN, a Mohawk-Indian, has 

 spent two years in the north-west parts of North- Ame- 

 rica, at the distance of many hundred miles beyond 

 Detroit. Hunting was the principal object he had in 

 view, in taking this extensive journey. But the fol- 

 lowing observations will show, that he was not entirely 

 an incurious traveller. 



He says, that, during two whole summers, he saw 

 but two serpents, and that these were of the striped 

 kind, commonly known by the name of Garter-Snakes 

 (Coluber saurita). That the game of the country 

 is BufFaloe (Bos Americanus), Bears, both White 

 and Black, the former much larger than the latter, 

 with a remarkably broad foot, which is furnished with 

 nails or claws, as long as a man's finger. He like- 

 wise met with Moos (Ccrvus Alces), the Common 

 American Elk ; Goats which climb up the rocks ; a 

 kind of Sheep with a hairy back, much like a deer, 

 but having long wool over its belly, and large horns 

 (one of which he saw that weighed seven pounds) ; 

 a species of deer which the French call Capree ; the 



