[47] CHAP. III. 



Transactions from the Time the Quadrant was broken, 

 till I arrived at the Factory 



Several strange Indians join us from the Northward — They plundered me 

 of all I had ; but did not plunder the Southern Indians — My guide 

 plundered — We begin our return to the Factory — Meet with other 

 IndianSy who Join our company — Collect deer-skins for clothings but 

 could not get them dressed — Suffer miuh hardship from the want of 

 tents and warm clothing — Most of the Indians leave us — Meet with 

 Matonabbee — Some account of him, and his behaviour to me and the 

 Southern Indians — TVe remain in his company some time — His obser- 

 vations on my two unsuccessful attempts — JVe leave him^ and proceed to 

 a place to which he directed us^ in order to make snow-shoes and sledges 

 — Join Matonabbee 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. 



1770. ^ ■ ^HE day after I had the misfortune to break the 

 13th. I quadrant, several Indians joined me from the North- 



M. ward, some of whom plundered me and my com- 



panions of almost every useful article we had, among which 

 was my gun ; and notwithstanding we were then on the point 

 of returning to the Factory, yet, as one of my companions' guns 

 was a little out of order, the loss was likely to be [48] severely 

 felt ; but it not being in my power to recover it again, we were 

 obliged to rest contented. 



Nothing can exceed the cool deliberation of those villains ; 



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