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able to venture a Traverfe of about two or three Leagiie$ 

 to fave going twenty, without endangering one's Life by 

 the Caprice of the Winds ; to be detained, as it fometimes 

 happens, whole Weeks on a Point or on a barren Shore, where 

 if it rains you mull remain under a Canoe or under a Tent : If 

 the Wind is high, you muft feek Shelter in a Wood, where 

 you are not without Danger of being killed by the Fall of a 

 Tree. One might Ihun fome of thefe Inconveniencies by build- 

 ing Barks, to fail up the Lakes, but to do this the Trade ought 

 to be of more Worth. 



We are here upon the Edge of the Iroquois Cantons : We em- 



T> f 'fit' f barked Yellerday early in the Morning, in 

 the Coai ^ fineft Weather in the World ; there was 



* not a Breath of Air, and the Lake was as 



fmooth as Glafs. About nine or ten o'Clock we pafled the Mouth 

 of the River Onnontague, which appears to me about feventy 

 Yards wide. The Lands are fomewhat low, but very well wood- 

 ed. Almoft all the Rivers which water the Iroquois Cantons flow 

 into this, the Source of which is a Lake called Ga7inentaha, on the 

 Border of which there are fome Salt Springs. About half an Hour 

 after eleven o'Clock, a little Wind from the Norvh Eaft made us 

 fet up our Sail, and in a few Hours carried us "to the Bay of 

 Goyogouins, which is ten Leagues from Onrmtagiie. All the Coaft 

 in this Space is varied with Marlhes and ihgh Lands, fomething 

 fandy, and covered with very fine Trees, especially Oak, which 

 feem as if they had been planted by the Hand. 



A violent Wind from the Land, which came upon us near the 

 Bay of Goyogouinsy obliged us to take Shelter in it. It is one of the 

 £nell Places I ever faw. A Peninfula v/ell wooded advances 

 in the Middle, and forms a Kind of Theatre. On the left 

 of the Entrance, we perceived a little Ifland, which hides 

 the Entrance of a River by which the Goyogouins defcend into 

 the Lake. The Wind did not lafi:, we purfued our Courfe, 

 and we made three or four Leagues more. This Morning we 

 embarked before the Rifmg of the Sun, and we made five or fix 

 Leagues. I know not iiow long the North Weft Wind will keep 

 us here ; in the mean time I fhall refume my Account of the 

 Wars of the Savages where I broke off. 



It feldom happens. Madam, that thefe Barbarians refufe to 

 ■n/r . J.J eneape in a War, when they are invited to 



Mottles ^hch i.g^^j^^.^ ^^^^ They , have no Need in 

 engage the Savages ^^^^^^^ Invitation to take up Arms ; the 

 io maf^e n ar. ^^^^ Motive or Trifle, even nothing, often 



induces them to it. Revenge efpecially : They have^ always 

 fome old or new Injury to revenge, for Time never in them 

 heals thefe Sorts of Wounds, how light foever they may be. 



So 



