52 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 



and furs when they meet, they endeavour 

 to avoid them, and visit their ancient quar- 

 ters on the barren grounds only by stealth. 



Immediately to the northward of the 

 Dog-ribs, on the north side of Bear Lake 

 River, are the Kawcho-dinneh, or Hare In- 

 dians, who also speak a dialect of the 

 Chipewyan language, and have much of the 

 same manners with the Dog-ribs, but are 

 considered both by them and by the Copper 

 Indians to be great conjurers. These 

 people report that, in their hunting excur- 

 sions to the northward of Great Bear Lake, 

 they meet small parties of Esquimaux. 



Immediately to the northward of the 

 Hare Indians, on both banks of Mackenzie's 

 River, are the Tykothee-dinneh, Loucheux, 

 Squint-Eyes, or Quarrellers. They speak 

 a language distinct from the Chipewyan. 

 They war often with the Esquimaux at the 

 mouth of Mackenzie's River, but have oc- 

 casionally some peaceable intercourse with 

 them, and it would appear that they find no 

 difficulty in understanding each other, there 

 being considerable similarity in their lan- 



