1 94 The Diftnjfes and ddventures 

 terwards by the Side of it, without feeing 

 the leaft PoUibility of croffing, nor did we 

 meet with one human Creature by the Way* 

 Indeed, we did not want Subfiftance, be- 

 caufe the Indians can always help them- 

 felves that Way; for with their Bows and 

 Arrows they never fail to kill any Beaft, 

 Fowl, or Fifli, they come near. We went 

 on ftill, till we came to a fine frelli River, 

 which vents itfelf into the Gulf, over-againft 

 two lilands which lye partly in the Middle 

 of It, the Gulf being twenty Leagues over. 

 I propofed, that we fliould ftay here near 

 the River, and make a Balfe as the Indians 

 call it, to tranfport ourfelves off to one of 

 the Iflands ; from whence, we might with 

 more Eafe attain the main Land on the 

 other Side the Gulf. This they agreed to 

 do; but in the firft Place, we fell to making 

 a Whigwam, to lhelter ourfelves in while we 

 were at work, and having finifhed that, we 

 began our Balfe, which was made after this 

 Manner, 



Having fought out five fmall Trees, 

 about twenty Feet long, we laid them to- 

 gether Side by Side> and with two others of 



a final- 



