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which had but just passed. When we arrived at 

 Niger Sound we saw the slot of other small com- 

 panies of deer; some of which were gone towards 

 Drifty ^lountains, and the rest upon the cape land. 

 The day being then far spent we hastened to Seal 

 Island, where we arrived at tive in the evening. I 

 had then the pleasure to be informed, that Guy 

 and his people had killed near eight hundred seals, 

 and had got all their nets on shore. On Niger 

 Sound we saw a good silver fox; and I killed a 

 grouse on the cape land with my rifle. 



It was a very fine day, although the frost was 

 severe. 



Sunday, Jamiart/ 6, 1771. My maid-sen^ant and 

 boy not being very well, I took some blood from 

 both of them; and gave the latter two doses of 

 James's powder,' of seven grains each. After 

 breakfast I paid a visit to my neighbours. 



Wednes., January 9,1771. I took Ned with me 

 up the river, where I tailed five snares for rabbits, 

 caught a grouse with a partridge net, and shot a 

 spruce-game with my rifle. A wolf had lately been 

 frequently traversing the river, and lind made 

 himself a very snug kennel upon the bank in the 

 snow, where some long grass grew. Attuiock and 

 Tooklavinia came here this evening, and informed 

 me, that thev had met with a herd of deer to-dav 

 upon Great Caribou: and that Attuiock would 

 have killed one of them, had he not broke liis arrow 

 in drawing his bow so strong, as to catch the i)0\nt 



' A oelebrated nostnmi of Dr. .Tam«'s, an Knulinli j)liyni(iMn who died 

 in 1770, compoBcd of oxide of antimony and pliospliaf*- of calciuin. 



