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The little brooks here contain Crawfifli, 

 which are exactly the fame with ours*, 

 with this difference only, that they are 

 fomewhat lefs ; however, the Dutch in- 

 habitants will not eat them. 



June the 23d. We waited a good while 

 for the Indians, who had promifed to come 

 home, in order to fhew us the way to Fort 

 St. Ann, and to affift us in making a boat of 

 bark, to continue our voyage. About eight 

 o'clock three of the men arrived. Their 

 hair was black, and cut fhort; they wore 

 rough pieces of woollen cloth, of a bright 

 green colour, on their moulders, a fhirt 

 which covers their thighs, and pieces of 

 cloth, or fkins, which they wrap round the 

 legs and part of the thighs. They had 

 neither hats, caps, nor breeches. Two of 

 them had painted the upper part of their 

 foreheads, and their cheeks, with vermi- 

 lion. Round their neck was a ribband, 

 from which hung a bag down to the breaft, 

 containing their knives. They promifed 

 to accompany us for thirty millings ; but 

 ibon after changed their minds, and went 

 with an Englifldman, who gave them more. 

 Thus we were obliged to make this journey 

 quite alone. The Indians, however, were 

 honeft enough to return us fifteen ihillings, 

 which we had paid them before-hand. 



Our 



* Cancer Jfia^m Linn. 



