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the variety of echoes, produced from the multi- 

 plicity of hills surrounding the harbour, till the 

 whole rung again with sounds that almost pet- 

 rified the blood of the brig's crew and my new 

 servants. 



Wednes., September 1, 1773, I sent three In- 

 dian shallops up the river for wood. My people 

 were at work on the platform. At noon I sailed 

 for Chateau in an Indian shallop; but the wind 

 shifting I turned back. I then visited the Indians 

 at their Camp; they received me very well, but 

 not with that lively joy they were wont; the late 

 melancholy news having spread an universal sor- 

 row throughout the tents. They took great pains 

 to assure me, that they still continued their friend- 

 ship for me, and desired I would not be under 

 any apprehensions on account of what had 

 happened. In the evening all the shallops re- 

 turned with wood. I killed a black-duck and a 

 curlew. 



I found Caubvick along with this [Eskimo] 

 family, and wondered at her taking so cordially 

 to her former way of living, after the comfort and 

 luxury to which she had lately been used, and 

 which she seemed most heartily to enjoy. Twee- 

 gock, the girl whom I had bought, and Caubvick 

 came along with me in the shallop. 



Thursday, September 16, 1773. Having found, 

 by a variety of instances, that Shuglawina, the 

 chief of these tribes, is not only a man of superior 

 understanding, but also one whose fidelity and 

 honesty may be relied on, I made him up a small 



