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equivalent to two geese, or eight pounds of 

 solid moose-meat. The fishery for the 

 attihhawmeg lasts the whole year, but is 

 most productive in the spawning season, 

 from the middle of September to the middle 

 of October. The ottonneebees (Coregonus 

 Artedi) closely resembles the last. Three 

 species of carp (Catastomus Hudsonius, C. 

 Forsterianus, and C. Lesueurii) are also 

 found abundantly in all the lakes, their 

 Cree names are namaypeeth, meethquawmay- 

 peeth, and wapawhaivkeeshew. The occow, 

 or river perch, termed also horn-fish, pic- 

 carel, or dore, is common, but is not so 

 much esteemed as the attihhawmeg. It 

 attains the length of twenty inches in these 

 lakes. The me thy is another common fish ; 

 it is the gadus lota, or turbot, of Europe. 

 Its length is about two feet, its gullet is 

 capacious, and it preys upon fish large 

 enough to distend its body to nearly twice 

 its proper size. It is never eaten, not even 

 by the dogs unless through necessity, but its 

 liver and roe are considered as delicacies. 

 The pike is also plentiful, and being 



