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dian nations, in which fome of the French 

 were taken prifoners, and the reft obliged 

 to return. Among the laft and moft 

 wefterly Indians they were with, they 

 heard that the fouth-fea was but a few 

 days journey off; that they (the Indians) 

 often traded with the Spaniards on that 

 coaft, and fometimes likewife they went to 

 Hudforis Bay, to trade with the Englijh. 

 Some of thefe Indians had houfes, which 

 were made of earth. Many nations had 

 never feen any Frenchmen -, they were com- 

 monly clad in {kins, but many were quite 

 naked. 



ALL thofe who had made long journies 

 in Canada to the fouth, but chiefly weft- 

 ward, agreed that there were many great 

 plains deftitute of trees, where the land 

 was furrowed, as if it had been ploughed, 

 In what manner this happened, no one 

 knows ; for the corn-fields of a great vil<* 

 lage, or town, of the Indians > are fcarce 

 above four or fix of our acres in extent ; 

 whereas thofe furrowed plains fometimes 

 continue for feveral days journey, except 

 now and then a frnall frnooth ipot, and 

 here and there fome rifin^ grounds. 



I COULD not hear of any more veftiges 

 of antiquity in Canada, notwithftanding 

 my careful enquiries after them. In the 



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