28 CANADIAN WILDS. 



Pa-pa-nios, dr. to Hudson's Bay Co. 

 Long Lake Post. 



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Sept. 15, 1895 

 $200.00 M. H. 



They don't generally understand figures, but 

 they all understand that X stands for 10. As 

 the Indian kills his furs, he adds them to his 

 pack in saits often, at the same time scoring 

 out one of the crosses on his debt slip. After 

 all has been cancelled, he then hunts a few more 

 skins to cover any misvaluation on his part, or 

 to have something extra to barter for finery. 



After the chief leaves the shop another man 

 and wife are called in according to their stand- 

 ing in the band, and thus it goes on till we reach 

 the last one. Six to eight families are about 

 all we can get thru in a day, as there is so 

 much time wasted in talk. 



If we begin on the Monday, we generally see 

 the grand departure take place on the follow- 

 ing Saturday. We only import the best of ev- 

 erything and the Indian buying from our stores 

 is assured of the purest provisions and the 

 strongest and most durable goods. This is no 



