70 CAPTAIN CART WEIGHT'S 



I judged, that Indian tea ^ was of the same nature 

 with the herbs which are recommended by that 

 author, I had some gathered from under the snow 

 in the woods, and gave Iier a pint of the strong 

 infusion of that plant sweetened with sugar; re- 

 peating the same three hours after. In a short 

 time, I had the pleasure to find her complaints 

 removed, and the unfavorable symptoms disap- 

 pear. I visited my traps, and shifted them both. 

 Charles, Haines, and Milmouth, went to Island 

 Lake, and brought home three spruce-game, and 

 the old beaver, whose foot they took off the 25th 

 of last month. At night the Indians brought two 

 seals and a pair of ducks. 



Sunday J March 10, 1771. The Indians went to 

 the tilt, and returned in the evening accomj)anied 

 by Ned, with a good silver-fox, and most of the 

 things which were there. I read prayers to my 

 family, and churched Nanny, who is now, thank 

 God, perfectly recovered; an event which I have 

 reason to believe, was effected by the Indian tea. 



Monday, March 11, 1771. I set off at seven 

 o'clock this morning, attended by Ned, Attuiock, 

 and Tooklavinia, for Chateau. We went down 

 Charles Eiver to the mouth of Punt Brook, and 

 crossed the Isthmus to Niger Sound; which we 

 continued till we were opposite to Niger Island. 

 We landed on the South side, and advanced across 



* I believe that our author refers to Labrador tea, Ledum grcenlandi- 

 cum and L. palustre. This being; evergreen rould be gathered from under 

 the snow, and its medicinal value for various affections was formerly 

 highly esteemed. 



