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times with Rivers which abounded with AU 

 ligators, and which it was impoflible for us 

 to crofs before we had made ourfelves little 

 Balfes for that Purpofe. Thus we went on 

 till we came to a River about a Mile in 

 Breadth, which the Indians called the Ri- 

 ver of ^ueype. Now they told me (to 

 ipeak in their own fimple Manner) that there 

 were People, whom they called the Queype 

 Indians, inhabiting up the River about 

 twenty Days Journey from us, who, if they 

 could catch me, would eat me up, where-* 

 fore we muft take great Care to avoid them. 

 This River is very fh allow, and my Fellow* 

 Travellers told me they always forded it, 

 which was what we endeavoured to do at 

 this Time, but the Water ran lb rapidly 

 fiow ? that we had not waded up to our 

 Middles before we were every one taken 

 <off our Legs, and carried down a Quarter 

 of a Mile, before we could get back again 

 to the Shore ; after which, we were forced 

 to wait three Days for an Opportunity ta 

 crofs it* 



As far as we could difcefn up the Coun- 

 try, was nothing to be feen but Moun- 

 tain^ 



