48 Some Nem Voyages 



of the Water- fall, upon the brink of the Bafin of 

 Chambli, being only Tingle Pallifadoes, it cannot hin- 

 der People to pafs that way; efpecially confidering 

 that the Profpecft, of fo great a profit, renders the 

 Paffengers the more daring. The Inhabitants of the 

 adjacent Villages are very much expos'd to the Incur- 

 fions of the Iroyuefe in time of War. Notwithftand- 

 ing the weaknefs of the Fort, I continued in that 

 place a Month and a half, and then I returned hither, 

 where Mr. de la Barre arriv'd fome days after ; being 

 accompany'd with Mr. Hennaut, Mr. Montortier, and 

 Mr. du Rivau. Much about the fame day there ar- 

 riv'd 2y or ;o Ganows, belonging to the Coureurs de 

 Box, being homeward bound from the great Lakes, 

 and laden with Beaver-skins. The Cargo of each 

 Ganow amounted to 40 Packs, each of which weighs 

 50 pound, and will fetch jo Crowns at the Farmers 

 Office. Thefe Canows were followed by 5-0 more 

 of the Outaouas and Hurons, who come down every 

 Year to the Colony, in order to make a better Mar- 

 ket than they can do in their own Country of Mijfi- 

 Umakinac, which lies on the Banks of the Lake of 

 Hurons, at the Mouth of the Lake of the Hlinefe. 

 Their way of Trading is as follows. 



Upon their firft Arrival, they incamp at the di- 

 ftance of five or fix hundred Paces from the Town. 

 The next day is fpent in ranging their Canows, un- 

 loading their Goods, and pitching their Tents, which 

 are made of Birch Bark. The next day after, they 

 demand Audience of the Governour General j which 

 is granted 'em that fame day in a publick place. Up- 

 on this Occafion, each Nation makes a Ring for it 

 felf ; the Savages lit upon the Ground with their Pipes 

 in their Mouths, and the Governour is feated in an 

 arm'd Chair ; after which, there ftarts up an Orator 

 or Speaker from one of thefe Nations, who makes 

 an Harangue, importing, 6 That his Brethren are 

 \ come to vifit the Governour general, and to renew 



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