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not equal to his opportunities, it is such as no other 

 existing publication will fully afford. 



M c Kenzie's Voyages give some account of a con- 

 siderable part of the country which is here de- 

 scribed. His residence in it, however, was much 

 shorter than that of the authour of this work, and 

 his personal acquaintance with the different parts 

 of it, was much more limited. It is not intended, by 

 this remark, to detract from the reputation, which 

 that respectable traveller and his work, have de- 

 servedly gained. By his toilsome and dangerous 

 voyage to the North Sea, and by leading the way, 

 through the Rocky Mountain, to the Pacific Ocean, 

 he has richly merited the commendation which he 

 has received. By comparing the following work 

 with that of M c Kenzie, it will appear, that, though 

 the geographical details are less minute, the coun- 

 try surveyed, if we except the voyage to the 

 North Sea, which is wholly out of the sphere of 

 this publication, is considerably more extensive ; 

 and the information, in regard to the inhabitants, 

 is much more particular. Considerable additions 

 are here made, to the existing stock of geographi- 

 cal information, particularly as it respects the 



