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old house. The stint was the longest and eom- 

 pletest i ever saw; it extended across a small 

 vale, through which ran a narrow rill of water, b}^ 

 which means a pond, ot* about an acre, was formed; 

 this is often the practice of those industrious 

 animals. But when i\\ey are found in such a 

 place, it is a very easy matter to kill the whole 

 family (or ci-ew, as the furriers term them), for, 

 by cutting a hirge breach in the stint, all the water 

 is soon drained otf, and they cannot make their 

 escape. We saw a brace of deer on an island in 

 the river, but could not get a shot. 



Tucsdaii, Juuc 2, 1778. Some more of the gar- 

 den was dug, and we sowed some radishes, onions, 

 turnips, nuistard and cresses. I then went to a 

 large pond which lies luider the south end of that 

 ridge, and empties into Eagle River; on the north 

 side of which, 1 found three large beaver-houses, 

 with a strong crew of beavers belonging to one of 

 them: for, in the wood, lay as many trunks of 

 stout l)irch trees as would load the biggest lighter 

 on the rivei- Thames; and in the pond, were as 

 many logs and sticks, fresh cut, as would load two 

 or three large stage waggons. 



Tu( sdajf, Jinir 30, 1778. After breakfast 1 went 

 ill the skiff with the women, to the ti'aps in the 

 li;irl)oiir. one of wliicli liad a robin-i'ed-breast ' in 

 it. Wc l.iiidcd on tbc woody island and there 

 g,'it]ici-c(I sixteen eggs, 1 also shot six ducks, and 

 my dog caught one. 



Thiirsthiif, Jidif !). 1778. At day-break a skiff 



• AmfTif-an robin, PUintMiruH migrnloriuA. 



