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Hughes, and David Thompson, &c. who have just 

 arrived from the New Fort, and who are on their 

 way to Fort des Prairies. The Hudson Bay peo- 

 ple have a fort within a hundred rods of ours, in 

 the charge of Mr. Peter Fidler. 



Wednesday, 17. Sent Mons. Penis and com- 

 pany, with a small assortment of goods, to go and 

 pass the winter at Moose Lake, which is situated 

 about two days 5 march from this, and nearly west 

 from Lake Winnipick. 



The Indians, who resort to this establishment, 

 are Sauteux and Muscagoes. Moose and black 

 bears are pretty abundant in this vicinity ; and a 

 few beavers are found. We subsist principally upon 

 sturgeon and white fish, which we take out of the 

 lake. Geese and bustards are numerous, in the 

 fall and spring. The surrounding country is very 

 low and level, so that, at some seasons, much of 

 it is overflowed; This accounts for the periodical 

 influx and reflux of the water, between this lake 

 and the Sisiscatchwin River, which are distant six 

 miles. 



Friday, October 3. Hudson Bay people, in 

 three canoes, have just arrived from York Facto- 

 ry. They bring late news from England ; and in- 

 form us, that war continues to rage as much as 

 ever, on the continent of Europe. 



Friday, 24. We have now about four inches 



