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Canoes ; and thefe Canoes keeping at fome Diftance from eack 

 other, form a large Semicircle, the two Ends of which touch the 

 Shore : The other Company that remains on the Land, performs 

 much the fame Operation, and enclofe a large Space. Then 

 thefe Hunters let go their Dogs, and rouze all the Orignals that 

 are in that Space ; and driving them forward, oblige them to 

 run into the River, or the Lake. They are no fooner in the 

 Water, than they fire upon them from all the Canoes : Every 

 Shot takes Place, and very feldom even a fingle Orignal efcapes. 



Champlain fpeaks of another Manner of hunting not only the 

 Orignals, but alfo Harts and Caribous, which is fomething like 

 this Way. They inclofe (fays he) a Part of a Foreft with Stakes, 

 interwoven with Branches of Trees, and leave but one narrow 

 Opening, where they lay Snares made of raw Skins. This 

 Space is triangular, and from the Angle of the Entrance they 

 draw another Triangle, much larger : So thefe two Inclofures 

 comm^unicate together by the two Angles : The two Sides of 

 the fécond Triangle are alfo ihut up with Stakes, and the Hun- 

 ters ranged upon a Line form the Bafe. Then they advance, 

 without breaking the Line ; and drawing nearer and nearer to 

 each other, they make a great Shouting, and ftrike upon fom,e» 

 thing that makes a great Noife. The Beafts being driven for- 

 ward, and not able to efcape either to Right or Left, and being 

 affrighted with the Noife, know not where to fly, but into the 

 other Inclofure ; and many, as they enter it, are caught by the 

 Horns or the Neck. They ftruggle greatly to get loofe, and 

 fometinies they carry with them or break the Snares : Sometimes 

 alfo they ilrangle themfelves, or at leall give the Hunters Time 

 to ftioot them at their Eafe. Thofe which efcape this, fare no 

 better : They are inclofed in too fmall a Space to Ihun the Ar- 

 rows which the Hunters let fly at them from all Sides. 



The Orignal has other Enemies than the Savages, and which 

 , ^ make a no lefs rough War againft him. The 



Morjj the i^ar- ^^^^ terrible of all is the Carcajou, or Quin- 

 cajou, or ^ddCat^ ^ g^^.^ ^.^^ . ^^^^^^ ^^.j 



hunts the OrignaL ^ j^^^^ ^^^^ ^^.^ ^^^^^^j rp.^^^ ^^^^^j 



its Body : Its Hair is a reddifli brown. As foon as this Hunter 

 can come up with an Orignal, he leaps upon him ; and fixing 

 tipon his Neck, twifcs its long Tail round it ; after which, 

 it tears the Jugular Vein. The Orignal has but one Way to 

 efcape this Misfortune ; that is ^ to get into the Water as foon as 

 he is feizedby this dangerous Enemy. The Carcajou, who can- 

 not bear the Water, lets go his Hold immediately. But if the 

 Water is too far off, it has Time to kill the Orignal before he 

 can get into it. Commonly this Hunter, whofe Smell is not the 

 bell, brings three Foxes to the Chace, and fends them out upon 



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