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gard to supplying ourselves with food. Indeed, in 

 these plains, where buffaloes are numerous, it is 

 not customary, nor is it needful for people who are 

 travelling, to burden themselves with provisions ; 

 for if they have fire arms, they can always kill a 

 sufficiency for the day. This renders travelling 

 cheap and convenient. 



Thursday, 22. Lac la Peche. Here we have 

 arrived, and I am happy in reaching a place, where 

 I can take a little repose, after so long and fatig- 

 uing a jaunt. Yet it has been in many respects, 

 both pleasant and profitable. The country which 

 i travelled over was beautifully situated, and over- 

 spread with buffaloes, and various other kinds of 

 animals, as well as many other delightful objects, 

 which in succession presented themselves to our 

 view. These things made the day glide away al- 

 most imperceptibly. But there were tinges, when 

 my situation was far from being agreeable ; they, 

 however, soon passed away, and we all have abun- 

 dant reason to render thanks to a kind Providence, 

 for his protection, and for our safe return to our 

 ,home and our families. 



At three different times, while performing the 

 tour above described, I was in great danger of 

 losing my life, by the evil machinations of the Na- 

 tives. One escape has been already mentioned, 

 when one of them attempted to stab me. While 

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