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nabbee again, and proceed towards the Factory in his company — 

 Ammunition runs short — Myself and four Indians set off post for 

 the Factory — Much bewildered in a snow storm ; my dog is frozen 

 to death ; we lie in a bush of willows — Proceed on our journey — 

 Great difficulty in crossing a jumble of rocks — Arrive at the Fort . 96 



CHAP. IV. 



Transactions during our Stay at Prince of Wales's Fort, and 

 the former Part of our third Expedition, till our Arrival 

 at Clowey, where we built Canoes, in May 1771. 



Preparations for our departure — Refuse to take any of the 

 home-guard Indians with me — By so doing, I offend the Governor 

 — Leave the Fort a third time — My instructions on this expedition 

 — Provisions of all kinds very scarce — Arrive at the woods, where 

 we kill some deer — Arrive at Island Lake — Matonabbee taken ill — 

 Some remarks thereon — Join the remainder of the Indians' families 

 — Leave Island Lake — Description thereof — Deer plentiful — Meet 

 a strange Indian — Alter our course from West North West to 

 West by South — Cross Cathawhachaga River, Cossed Lake, Snow- 

 Bird Lake, and Pike Lake — Arrive at a tent of strangers, who are 

 employed in snaring deer in a pound — Description of a pound — 

 Method of proceeding — Remarks thereon — Proceed on our journey 

 — Meet with several parties of Indians ; by one of whom I sent a 

 letter to the Governor at Prince of Wales's Fort — Arrive at Thle- 

 weyazayeth — Employment there — Proceed to the North North West 

 and North — Arrive at Clowey — One of the Indian's wives taken in 

 labour — Remarks thereon — Customs observed by the Northern 

 Indians on those occasions 106 



[xiv] CHAP. V. 



Transactions at Clowey, and on our Journey, till our Arrival 

 at the Copper-mine River. 



Several strange Indians join us — Indians employed in building 

 canoes ; description and use of them — More Indians join us, to the 

 amount of some hundreds — Leave Clowey — Receive intelligence 

 that Keelshies was near us — Two young men dispatched for my 

 letters and goods — Arrive at Peshew Lake ; cross part of it, and 

 make a large smoke — One of Matonabbee's wives elopes — Some 

 remarks on the natives — Keelshies joins us, and delivers my letters, 

 but the goods were all expended — A Northern Indian wishes to 



