iôi An, Htjlorlcal Journal of 



Wc embarked the fécond of July in the Afternooir, we 

 nr *u n f coa^e^ thirty Leagues a Cape which fepa-* 

 ith No ueS^"^ ^^^^ Michigan from the Upper Lake ; it is 



^ * in fome Places only a few Leagues wide, and 

 it is fcarce poffible to fee a worfe Country; but it is terminated by 

 a pretty River called the Manijlief full of Fifli, and efpecially of 

 Sturgeons. A little further, going to the South Weft, we enter 

 into a great Gulf, the Entrance of which is bordered with 

 lilands ; they call it the Ùulfy or the Bay of the Noquets. This is 

 a very fmall Nation which came from the Borders of the Upper 

 takej and of which there remains only a few Families difperfed 

 here and there, without any fixed Abode. 



The Bay of the Noquets is feparàted from the Great Bay only 

 cfL in r fL of the Pouteôuatamisy and I have 



I be ijtes oj^ tioe ^^^^^ obferved that they were the antient 

 Fouteouatamis. ^^^^^ ^^^^ Savages. The greateft Part 

 of them are very well wooded ; but the only one which is ftill 

 J)eopled is not thelargeft nor the beft, there remains in it now 

 only one indifferent Village, where we were obliged to pafs the 

 Night, though very much againft our Inclinations : We could 

 not refufe the prefling In treaties of the Inhabitants % âïî<t indeed 

 there is no Nation in Canada that hath always been more fin^ 

 cerely attached to the French. 



The 6th we were ftopped almoft the whole Day bjr contrary 

 Winds ; but it proving calm at Night, we embarked a little af* 

 ter Sun-fet by a fine Moon-light, and we kept going forwards 

 twenty-four Hours together, making only a very Ihort Stop to 

 fay Mafs, and to dine. The Sun fhone fo hot, ana the Water of 

 the Bay was fo warm, that the Gum of our Canoe melted in fe- 

 veral Places. To compïeatour Misfortune, the Place where we 

 ftopped to encamp, was fo full of Gnats and Mufketoes, that we 

 could not clofe our Eyes, though we had not flept for two Days 

 before ; and as the Weather was fine, and we had Moon-light, 

 we embarked again on our Route at Three o'CIock in the Morn- 

 ing. 



After we had gone five or fix Leagues, we found outfelves 



*h TV/Toll,^ over-againft a little Ifle, which is not far 

 Vf the Maliio. ^^^^ g.^^ -g^^^ ^j^.^^ 



^^"^m'i^A . from us the Entrance of a River, upon 



ef wiia uats. ^j^j^j^ ^j^^ Village of the Malhomims, which - 

 the French call folks A^voines^ (vjild Oats)^ probably feecaufe they 

 make their common Food of this Grain. The whole Nation 

 confifts of no more than this Village, which is not very popu- 

 lous. This is to be regretted, for they are very fine Men, and 

 the beft ftiaped of all Canada : They are even taller than the 

 Fouteouatamis. I am affured that they have the fame Origin, and 



nearly 



