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went to the traps and tleatiifalls on Nescaupiek 

 Ridge; also to the beaverhouse on that side, and 

 brought home an old beaver, that weighed forty- 

 five pounds. They found all the traps and death- 

 falls robbed by martens, and choked with snow. 

 On their return, they observed that three deer had 

 followed them for a short distance; and then 

 quitted the path. 



Wedves., November 28, 1770. Early in the 

 morning, ordered Charles, Ned, Milmouth, and 

 Haines to launch the wherry over the ice into the 

 water; intending to go to Eyre Island after the 

 deer: but, not being able to get much lower than 

 the Narrows, we landed on the South shore, and 

 walked to Seal Island. We arrived there at sun- 

 set, and found that the season for catching seals * 

 had just begun. The crew^ had most of their nets 

 out, and above thirty seals on shore. 



Friflajj, Xovewher SO, 1770. The seals came in 

 shoals to-day: none but stragglers having appeared 

 before. I shot one with my rifle; but it sunk. 



Mo)i(lay, Deremher 3, 1770. Seals were very 

 plentiful to-day; but the weather tui'ued out so 

 bad, Ihat the people could not visit more than half 

 their nets. Tlie whole consist of twelve shoal nets, 

 of forty fathoms by two; and three stoppers of 

 a hundi'od and thirty fathoms by six. The latter 

 are made fast at one end to '\Aniite-Fox Island; and 



' Thf harp Honl. Phnrn rp-rmlnn'h'rn, is tlir> one most froquontlv tnkpn 

 on thn Lahnulor ('oiist, but thf followinR also occur: hooded seal, Cyxlo- 

 phnra rrwtntn: ^ray seal, Unlirhrrrun gmpitJ^: heardod Boal, Erignaihus 

 harhatun; ringed seal, Phoca hispida; harbour seal, Phnrn vitulina con- 

 color. 



