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FISHERIES OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC 



case of Phelypeaux Bay, and to give to each his entire com- 

 pany to reside at his post. Instructions must be given : 



"1. Not to encroach one upon the other, to live in peace 

 and harmony, and on no account to entice away the savages 

 the one from the other. 



"2. To forbid the savages to make war on one another. 



^3. To live in peace with the savages, to civilize them, 

 trade with them, and induce them by kindness to come and 



live near the 



French. Es- 

 pecially not 

 to do them 

 any vi o - 

 lence or in- 

 justice. 

 "4. To have 

 the care of 

 missionaries 

 who shall 

 work at the 

 convers ion 

 of the sav- 

 ages and the 

 salvation of 

 the French. 

 "5. To ex- 

 plore the country, not only the coasts, but also in the interior. 

 To ascend all the rivers to their sources, and to engage the 

 French as well as the Jesuits to seek the savages in their 

 own homes, and to accompany them on their hunting trips 

 and voyages. 



"6. To examine the quality of the earth, to see if there 

 are mines of copper, iron, or other metals, if there are valu- 

 able stones, such as marble and porphyry, if there are woods 

 fit for houses and ships, if there are medicinal plants or 

 drugs. In short, to discover all that the country may pro- 

 duce. Nearly all countries are less fertile along the sea coast: 

 than in the interior. 



MONTAGNAIS WOMEN. 

 (Photographed at Natashquan by the Author.) 



