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Islands, and killed thirty ducks and a paii' of 

 ladies. 



Sundaijy June 4, 1775. At eight o'clock this 

 morumg I sailed in the Otter, with five of our 

 people and Indian Jack, for Alexis River and 

 Sandwich Bay. At two we were abreast of Port 

 Charlotte; and the wind taking us a head, we 

 ^vorked to windward up Alexis River, as high as 

 a small cove in Denbigh Island, opposite to Sugar 

 Island, where we anchored at ten at night. I had 

 been out in the skiff, and shot a goose. The boat 

 proved so leaky, that the spudgel * was scarce 

 ever out of hand. 



M 0)1 da I/, June o, 1775. AVeighing at day-light, 

 we towed and worked till eleven o'clock, and find- 

 ing we gained nothing, came to an anchor again 

 off the east head of Ship Harbour. I went off 

 innnediately in the punt with two hands up the 

 river, landed at midnight opposite to Grove Is- 

 land, and lay down to sleep. T^ast night seven 

 hundred spudgels of water, was thrown out of the 

 boat in three hours. 



Tuesday^ June 6, 1775. At half past three this 

 morning, we rowed into Grove Tickle, where we 

 found a ])oat's crew of Toghlan's, rinding; from 

 them we learned where oui* coo])ers lived, and ar- 

 rived at theii- house at five o'clock. T foinid they 

 had marie five hundred and fifty bundles of hoops, 

 and had cauii:ht twelve martens and one fox. 

 The Mountaineei' Indians, with whom we ;iic ac- 



• A sjiii'lcfl i'i M Hpifill soH of l»iickf't fixcfl in thf cni] nf m HfafT; and 

 ifl used to bail honfs uitli. when they have not a puinj) li\<'<l in them. 



