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the sides of them. The country is very promising 

 for deer and l)eavers, and the whok^ that we went 

 over to-day, is so clear of woods and rocks, that 

 I could have galloped a liorse all the way from 

 the boat, except the first two hundred yards. In 

 one place were several acres of ground with long 

 grass growing on it fit for tihage: I tried the soil, 

 and found it a light sand, with a good mixture of 

 black mould, and of a great de]ith. We killed a 

 porcupine and a spruce-game. 



Wcihics., Orfohrr 11, 1775. At nine o'clock, 

 captain Kinloch and I went off in the yawl for 

 mv house, and took the new skiff in tow, laden 

 with casks. On our arrival there, we were in- 

 formed that three deer had taken the water in 

 front of the door, about an hour before, and swum 

 down tlie Tickle into Tluntingdon llarliour, where 

 they still remained. Leaving the skiff we pur- 

 sued, and soon got sight of them, lying to in the 

 middle of the harbour. They made towards us 

 until we got very near; they then made off*, and 

 caused a long and severe chase, but at length T 

 killed them all. They proved a staggard.' a 

 knoblei*,- and an (dd hind: the quarters Jind 

 humbles"'' of the whole. wciLihed foin" liundre(l 

 aiul ninety-six pounds. Il is inci-edible how fast 

 thev swim,'' and how lone: lliev can hold it; al- 

 though the boat ?'ows veiw well, yet we had hard 



' A 8ta<? in his fourth year. 



* Kiiof)l)|r-r or knohltT, n hart or Htap; in its Bpoond year. 



* nuriihli-H or imihlrs. - - ontniils. 



* N!illai.s fstirnatcd that the Newfoundland caribou could swim at 

 the rate of five milefl an hour. 



