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ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS. 



it is to be attributed to the great depth of the 

 snow, that no large animals of any kind, except- 

 ing a few solitary ones, are to be met with. 



There are a few Moose ; and the Natives oc- 

 casionally, kill a black bear. Cariboo are also 

 found, at some seasons. Some smaller animals 

 are found, though they are not numerous. They 

 consist of beavers, otters, lynxes or cats, fishers, 

 martins, minks, wolverines, foxes of different kinds, 

 badgers, polecats, hares and a few wolves. The 

 fowls are swans, bustards, geese, cranes, ducks of 

 several kinds, partridges, &c. All the lakes and 

 rivers are well furnished with excellent fish. 

 They are the sturgeon, white-fish, trout, sucker 

 and many of a smaller kind. Salmon, also, visit 

 the streams, in very considerable numbers, in Au- 

 tumn. A small share of industry, therefore, would 

 enable the Natives,- at all times, to provide for 

 themselves a sufficient supply of agreeable, whole- 

 some and nutritious food. 



The Natives of New Caledonia, we denomi- 

 nate Carriers ; but they call themselves Ta-cul- 

 lies, which signifies people who go upon water. 

 This name originated from the fact that they 

 generally go from one village to another, in ca- 

 noes. They are of the middle stature, and the 

 men are well proportioned; but the women are 

 generally short and thick, and their lower limbs 



