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find rapid sale. Canoes bring from eight to twenty-four dollars 

 apiece, in cash. Necessity, therefore, is simply an excuse, equally de- 

 ceptious and unfounded. It is the habitual indolence of most of 

 these Indians which lies at the root of the matter. It ties them 

 down to frequented spots, where inducements held out by cunning 

 traders, whether on land or afloat, are irresistible. 



Is there, then, sufficient reason why their inveterate habits should 

 be humored at the cost of extirpating the supply of salmon ? 

 I have the honor to be, sir, 



Very respectfully, 



Your obedient servant, 



"W. F. WHITCHES, J. P. 

 QUEBEC, 81st December, 1859. 



NOTE TO THE TRIP TO LA VAL. 



For the information of those who may desire to trust themselves 

 alone to the companionship of the Canadian French, the following 

 list has been added of a few words that will be most necessary, and 

 many of which will be found in no French dictionary : 



