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than it is to those who have always been accus- 

 tomed to the comforts of civilized life. 



Tuesday, October 13. We have several inches 

 of snow on the ground. 



For several years past, Iroquois from Canada* 

 have been in the habit of coming into different 

 parts of the North West country, to hunt the 

 beaver, &c. The Natives of the country, consider 

 them as intruders. As they are mere rovers, they 

 do not feel the same interest, as those who per- 

 manently reside here, in keeping the stock of ani- 

 mals good, and therefore they make great havock 

 among the game, destroying alike the animals 

 which are young and old. A number of Iroquois 

 have passed several summers on this side of the 

 mountain, which circumstance they knew to be 

 displeasing to the Indians here, who have often 

 threatened to kill them, if they persisted in de- 

 stroying the animals on their lands. These men- 

 aces were disregarded. A month since, an Iro- 

 quois, with his wife and two children, were all 

 killed, while asleep, by two Carriers of this vil- 

 lage, which melancholy event, I hope, will pre- 

 vent any of the Iroquois from coming into this re- 

 gion again. 



Saturday, November 7. We have now about 

 a foot of snow on the ground. — To-day our peo- 

 ple returned from the Rainy Lake, and say that, 



