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white-bear, which was so fresh, that the bkiod- 

 houiid challenged it. Ned drew upou it with the 

 dog for a considerable distance, but could not ob- 

 tain sight of him. In the meantime ^Ir. Dixon 

 and I walked o\er the hills, where we killed seven 

 curlews and three grouse. On our rettirn on 

 board, we got under weigh, ran up into Pond 

 Reach, where we anchored and moored; after 

 which, we came home in the whale-boat. The car- 

 penter, whom my brother left here, died of an 

 apoplexy on the 2nd of August. The buck rabbit 

 had the misfortune to be killed bv the greyhound: 

 in consequence of which the breed is lost, as the 

 surviving doe brought forth two female young 

 ones. 



Moudaj/, September JO, 1770. After breakfast, 

 we w^ent in the boat to the mouth of Island Hrook, 

 where we landed, and "walked to the top of a steep, 

 craggy hill; to which I gave the name of Rugged 

 and Tough. The sides of this hill l)eing abru])t, 

 and covered with short, rough spruces and firs,* 

 about six feet high, it was very difficult either to 

 ascend or descend. The top, from whence there 

 is an extensive prospect, is barren. 1 kiUcd two 

 brace of grouse there; and my ])i-other, one brace, 

 and a cui'lcw. On oui* return, I tailed a snare, in 

 the mean time, ^Ir. Dixon moved the schooner up 

 the rivej', and moored her near the house. 



At mid-night Mr. Tiangman i-eturiied IVom (Pla- 

 teau, and iiifoi-iiicd us, thai ilic soutlimi ti'ibes 

 of "Rsf|uini;iu.\ h;i<l l.'ifcly been there; but were 



' BalHuui fir, Abies hihamen. 



