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accompanied by my interpreter, down to see the 

 Hudson Bay people. A Mr. Miller has charge 

 of the place, and has with him fifteen labouring 

 men, the greater part of whom, have just return- 

 ed from Albany fort, which stands at the, mouth 

 of Albany River. 



Tuesday, 9. Bird Mountain. Here I am to 

 pass another winter ; and with me there will be 

 one interpreter and six labouring men, &c. Thus 

 I am continually moving from place to place ; and 

 when my residence will be more stationary, God 

 only knows. I cannot, however, but look forward, 

 with pleasing expectation, to the time, when I 

 hope to be permitted to settle down in some part 

 of the civilized world. 



Friday, 19. I have just returned from the 

 lower fort, jwhere I have been accompanied with 

 part of my people, for goods. I find here a band 

 of Indians, who have been waiting for my return, 

 in prder to procure such articles as they need, to 

 enable them to make a fall hunt. The Indians in 

 this quarter have been so long accustomed to use 

 European goods, that it would be with difficulty 

 that they could now obtain a livelihood, without 

 them. Especially do they need fire arms, with 

 which to kill their game, and axes, kettles, knives, 

 &c. They have almost lost the use of bows and 

 arrows: and they would find it nearly impossible 



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