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mountains, on the tops of which they preserved 

 themselves. 



4 When the flood came and destroyed the world, Tradition of 

 they say that a very great man, called Waesack- the Flood 

 oochack, made a large raft, and embarked with 

 otters, beavers, deer, and other kinds of animals. 

 After it had floated upon the waters for some 

 time, he put out an otter, with a long piece of 

 shagganappy or leathern cord tied to its leg, 

 and it dived very deep without finding any 

 bottom, and was drowned. He then put out a 

 beaver, which was equally unsuccessful, and 

 shared the same fate. At length he threw out a 

 musk-rat, that dived and brought up a little mud 

 in its mouth, which Waesackoochack took, and 

 placing it in the palm of his hand, he blew upon 

 it, till it greatly enlarged itself, and formed a good 

 piece of the earth. He then turned out a deer that 

 soon returned, which led him to suppose that the 

 earth was not large enough, and blowing upon it 

 again, its size was greatly increased, so that a loon 

 which he sent out never returned. The new 

 earth being now of a sufficient size, he turned 

 adrift all the animals that he had preserved. He 

 is supposed still to have some intercourse with 

 and power over them as well as over the Indians, 

 who pray to him to protect them and keep them 

 alive.&quot; 



The Journal, entrancing in its interest, of the 

 first Missionary to the Red River, is in danger of 

 delaying us too long in our journey to the far 

 west. Let us before leaving it, select two or 



