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with me, who, together with the bloodhound dog, 

 drew our provisions and baggage on a sled. At 

 the south point of Earl Island, Jack built a death- 

 fall for foxes, and then followed. At two in the 

 afternoon we got to the brook, when I pitched a 

 tent upon the snow, and then sent Patrick home 

 again with the dog. 



Tuesday, April 7, 1778. I went to the top of the 

 high hill with a bare crown, which is on the south 

 side of this brook, from w^hence I commanded a 

 most extensive view in every direction, except 

 from south-west, to west north-west. I observed 

 a valley, full of marches and ponds, to extend 

 from Dykes River to Paradise East River; and 

 another, with a string of ponds in it, which run 

 from the middle of the former vallev, to Table 

 Bay Brook. I am of opinion, that a few beavers 

 may be found in some of those ponds; that they 

 must be good places for otters; and that the 

 marshes are exceedingly well situated for inter- 

 cepting deer at the passing times. I observed a 

 range of very high, barren mountains towards 

 the head of White-bear River, a long way in the 

 country, which I never saw before. But what 

 pleased me most, was, to discover plenty of good 

 rinds, in the woods not far from the water-side, 

 as I shall want a great number this spring. I 

 found a porcupine on the top of a tall fir-tree, and 

 after taking the trouble to climb up and cut off 

 the head of the tree with my knife (as he climbed 

 higher than it would bear my weight) T lost my 

 labour; for, before I could get down and overtake 



