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flocks of fifty or fixty Turkey's, which run incredi- 

 bly faft upon the Sands : And the Savages of our 

 Company kill'd .great numbers of 'em, which they 

 gave to us in exchange for the Firti that we catchM 

 The zpb we arrived at a long poirit of Land which 

 fhoots out 14 or 15* Leagues^ into the Lake j and the 

 heat being exceflive, we chofe to tranfport o ur Boats 

 and Baggage two hundred paces over-land, rather 

 than coaft about for thirty five Leagues. Septemk 6* 

 Weenter'd the Streightof the Lake of Huron, where 

 we met with a flack Current of half a League in 

 breadth, that continued till we arriv'd in the Lake 

 of St. Claire, which is twelve Leagues in Circumfe- r 

 jence. The 8tb of the fame Month we fteer'd on 

 to the other end, from whence we had but fix 

 Leagues to run againft the ft ream, till we arrived in 

 the Mouth of the Lake of Hurons, where we landed 

 on the x^th. You cannot imagine the pleafant 

 profped of this Streight, and of the little Lake ; for 

 their banks are covered with all forts of wild Fruit- 

 Trees. ? Tis true, the want of Agriculture finks the 

 agreeablenefs of the Fruit ; but their plenty is very 

 furprifing. We fpy'd no other Animals upon the 

 ihoaf, but Herds of Harts, and Roe-bucks: And 

 when we came to little Iflands, we fcour'd 'em, in 

 order to oblige thefeBeafts to crofs over to the Con- 

 tinent, upon which they offering to fwim over, 

 were knock'd on the head by our Canow~men that 

 were planted all round the Iflands, Airer our ar- 

 rival at the Fort, of which 1 was orderd to take 

 poflfeffion, Mr. Dulhut and Mr. Je Tcnti had a mind 

 to reft themfelves for fome days, as well] as the 

 Savages that accompany 'd us. This Fort, whicfr 

 was built by Mr. Dulhut, was Garrifbn'd upon his 

 own charges by the Courcurs de Bois, who had taken 

 care to fow in it fome Bufhels of Tar&^-Wheat? 

 which afforded a plentiful Crop, that prov'd of great 

 life to me. The Garrifon furrendred their Pplt ve- 



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