LABRADOR JOURN.VL 73 



morning, leaving Ned behind nie, who is yet too 

 weak to travel, and borrowing a marine of Mr. 

 Ged, 1 set oft' on my return home. We kept along 

 the low land till we came near St. Peter's Bay, 

 then turned up the hills and ascended St. Peter's 

 Head; which is bald on the top, and the highest 

 mountain in this neighborhood. We had a com- 

 manding view of the country, and I could plainly 

 discern Prospect Hill. We descended on the 

 North side of the head, where we found thick 

 woods, in which the snow was very deep and light. 

 Here we met with the recent marks of porcupines ; 

 and I killed a spruce-game Avith my rifle: ])ut my 

 eye not being clear enough to attem]^t beheading 

 the bird, as I usually do, I fired at the body, and 

 the ball knocked him entirely to pieces. After- 

 w^ards we made a straight course to Ranger Lodge, 

 but did not arrive there till seven o'clock in the 

 evening. At the head of Fox Pond we crossed the 

 fresh track of a white-bear, but I had not the least 

 inclination to follow him. Since my departure, 

 Charles had brought in two martens; the furriers 

 one, and a wolvering; ^ one trap was lost, and they 

 found a foxhound dead in another, in which he 

 had the misfortune to be caught. 



A delightful mild day. 



Sunday, Ajtril 7, 1771. Eai'ly in llie morning 

 I put my provisions, bedding, nnd othei" l)aggage 

 on tlie Indian sled; my gun and I'ackels ui)on my 

 own, drawn ])y thi'ce flogs, and set off witli Haines 

 for the tilt; wliidi willi nnu-li (lirfi<'ul1y we found. 



• Wolverine, also culled Glutton or Indian devil, Gulo luscua. 



