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his store, he distributed pieces of dried 

 meat to each person, which, though highly 

 tainted, were immediately eaten ; this being 

 an universal token among the Indians of 

 peaceable intention. 



We then informed him of our desire to 

 procure as much meat as we possibly could, 

 and he told us that he had a large quantity 

 concealed in the neighbourhood, which he 

 would cause to be carried to us when his 

 people returned. 



I now communicated to him that we were 

 accompanied by some Copper Indians, who 

 were very desirous to make peace with his 

 nation, and that they had requested me to 

 prevail upon the Esquimaux to receive them 

 in a friendly manner; to which he replied, 

 he should rejoice to see an end put to the 

 hostility that existed between the nations, 

 and therefore would most gladly welcome 

 our companions. Having despatched Adam 

 to inform Akaitcho of this circumstance, we 

 left Terregannoeuck, in the hope that his 

 party would rejoin him ; but as we had 

 doubts whether the young men would ven- 



