«32 September 1749. 



they are very common near Fort St. Frede- 

 ric, and near Fort Detroit, which is a 

 Fre?2ch colony, between lake Erie and 

 lake Huron, in forty- three degrees north 

 latitude. 



Some of the people of quality make ufc 

 of ice-cellars, to keep beer cool in, during 

 fammer, and to keep frefh fiefli, which 

 would not keep long in the great heat. 

 Thefe ice-cellars are commonly built of 

 ftone, under the houfe. The walls of ilL 

 are covered with boards, becaufe the ice is 

 more ealily confumed by ftones. In winter, 

 they fill it with fnow, which is beat down 

 with the feet, and covered with water. 

 They then open the cellar holes and the 

 door, to admit the cold. It is cuftomary 

 in fummer to put a piece of ice into the 

 water or wine which is to be drank. 



All the fait which is made ufe of here, 

 is imported from France. They likewife 

 make good fait here of the fea water; but 

 France keeping the fait trade entirely to iU 

 felf, they do not go on with it here. 



The Efquimaux are a particular kind of 

 American favages, who live only near the 

 water, and never far in the country, on 

 ^erra Labrador, between the moft outward 

 point of the rbouth of the river St. La%Vv 

 rence and Hudfons bay, I have never had 



