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I fee out from hence in my Canow, June 2. And 

 after my Arrival at the Water-fall calPd Saut Sainte 

 Marie y I perfwaded forty young Warlike Fellows to 

 joyn the Party of the Outaouas that I mentioned in 

 my laft. This Saut Sainte Marie is a CataraA, or 

 rather a Water-fall of two Leagues in length, which 

 gives vent to the Waters of the upper Lake, and at 

 the bottom of which, not far from the Jefuits Houfe, 

 there's a Village of the Outcbipoues, alias Sauteurs. 

 This Place is a great Thoroughfare for the Coureurs de 

 Bois that trade with the Northern People, who ufu- 

 ally repair to the brinks of that Lake in the Summer. 

 The continual Fogg that rifes from the upper Lake, 

 and fpreads over the adjacent Country, renders the 

 Ground fo barren, that it bears no Corn. The 13th 

 of the fame Month I fet out from the abovementi- 

 on'd Village, being accompany'd by the forty young 

 Sauteurs , who embarked in five Canows, each of 

 which held eight Men. The 16th we arriv'd at the 

 Ifle of Detour > where my Soldiers and the Party of the 

 Outaouas had tarry'd for me two days. The firft day 

 was fpent by the Outaouas and the Sauteurs in Warlike 

 Feafts, Dancing, and Singing, purfuant to their 

 wonted Cuftom : The next day we all embarked, 

 and traverfing from Ifle to Ifle, made the Ifland of 

 Manitomlin in four days. This Ifland is 2j Leagues 

 long, and feven or eight broad. In former times 'twas 

 poffefs'd by the Outaouas of Talon, call'd the Otonta- 

 gans ; who were diflodg'd by the Progrefs of the ho- 

 yue(e, that has ruin'd fo many Nations. We coaftvd 

 upon that Ifle a whole day ; and being favour 5 d by 

 a Calm, crofs'd from Ifle to Ifle till we made the 

 Eaft-fide of the Lake. In this Paflage we crofs'd be- 

 tween two Iflands that were fix Leagues diftant the 

 one from the other; and upon that occafion our Wa- 

 termen, who were not us'd to venture fo far out in 

 their flender Boats, were fain to tugg hard at their 

 Oars. The Savages ftood out at firft, and refused to 



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