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four days, by re^fon of the Ice: After which th^ 

 Lake was cleared, and we crofs'd it together. When 

 the Hurom came aftioar , they confulted among 

 themfeives how to difpofe of thek Slaves : After 

 which they made a Prefent of one of 'em to Mr, 

 de Juchereais, who commanded in that place ; but 

 the poor wretch was prefently (hot to Death, Ano- 

 ther of 'em was prefented to the Outaouas, who 

 granted him his Life, for fuch reafons asyou would 

 eafily apprehend, if you were better acquainted with 

 the policy and cunning of that (brt of Men, whom 

 you now take for Beafts. 



I arriv'd in this place on the i8tb of Affil\ and 

 my uneafinefs and trouble took date from the day 

 of my arrival : For I found the Indian Corn fo fcarce 

 by reafon of the preceding bad Harvefts, that I 

 defpair'd of finding half fomuch as I wanted. But 

 after all, I am hopeful, that two Villages will fur- 

 nifh me with aim oft as much as I have oceafion for. 

 Mr.Cavelier arrived here May 6, being accompany'd 

 with his Nephew, Father Anaftafe the Recollet, a 

 Pilot, one of the Savages, and fome few Frenchmen ^ 

 which made a fort of a party-colour'd Retinue, 

 Thefe Frenchmen were fome of thofe that Mr. de U 

 Salle had conduced upon the difcovery of Miflifip. 

 They give out, that they are fent to Canada > in 

 order to go to France^ with fome Difpatches from 

 Mr. de la Salle to the King : But we fufpe<5t that he 

 is dead, becaufe he do's not return along with 'em. 

 I fhall not fpend time in taking notice of their 

 great Journey over-land ; which by the account 

 they give cannot be lefs than eight hundred Leagues. 



Miffilimakinac, the place I am now in, is certainly 

 a place of great Importance. It lies in the Latitude 

 pf forty five Degrees, and thirty Minutes ; but as 

 for its Longitude, I have nothing to fay of it, for 

 reafons mentioned in my fecond Letter. 'Tis not 

 above half a League diftant from the Illinefe Lake* 



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