224 September 1749. 



At noon we left Fet'ite Riviere, and 

 continued our journey towards St. Jcachi??j6 



Between Petite Riviere, which lies in 

 a little bay, and St. Joachim, the weftern 

 Ihore of the river St. Lawrence coniifts of 

 prominent mountains, between which there 

 are feveral fmall bays. They have found, 

 by long experience, that there is always a 

 wind on thefe mountains, even when it is, 

 calm at Petite Riviere. And when the 

 wind is pretty high at the laft-mentioned 

 place, it is not advifeable to go to ^ebec in 

 a boat, the wind and waves, in that cafe, 

 being very high near thefe mountains. We 

 had at prefent an opportunity of experien- 

 cing it. In the creeks between the moun- 

 tains, the water was almofl: quite fmooth ; 

 but on our coming near one of the points 

 formed by the high mountains, the waves 

 encreafed, and the wind was fo high, that 

 two people were forced to take care of the 

 helm, and the maft broke feveral times* 

 The waves are likewife greatly encreafed 

 by the ftrong current near thofe points or 

 capes. 



September the 7th. A little before 

 noon, we continued our voyage from St. 

 Joachim. 



They employ tree-mufhrooms very fre- 

 quently inftead of tinder. Thofe which 



are 



