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trees, boiled and mixed with grease. Tin' other boats 

 were afterwards ]>ut in complete repair. The Lion 

 required the must, in consequence of the accid 

 Bear Lake River. The defects in the Other two prin- 

 cipally arose from their having been repaired at Cum- 

 berland Eouse with the elm that grows in its vicinity, 

 and is very Bpongy. We now substituted white spruce 

 fir, which, when grown in these high latitudes, is an 

 excellent wood for boat-building. We were surprised 

 to find, that, notwithstanding the many heavy blows 

 these boats bad received in their passage to this place, 

 there waa timber that required to be changed. 



In our bustle, we would gladly have disj 

 with the presence of the Dog-Bibs (Indians) who now 

 visited ns in great numbers, without bringing any 

 supplies. They continued hanging about the fort, 

 and their daily drumming and singing over the sick, 

 the squalling of the children, and bawling of the 

 men and women, proved no small annoyance. We 

 were pleased, however, at perceiving that the ammu- 

 nition we had given t ) them in return for meat, had 

 enabled them to provide themselves with Leathern 



tents Their only shelter from wind, Bnow, or rain, 



before this . had been a rude barricade of pine 



branches. Fortunately, for our comfort, they were 



obliged to rem icpiration <<( the month 



to a distant fishery to procure provision, 



