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in Form and Materials : the firft is very 

 ingenioufly covered with the Bark of a 

 Kind of Birch Tree, which is fixed to 

 fmall Ribs on the infide ; the whole Boat 

 is remarkably light, infomuch that two 

 Men may eafily carry it many Miles from 

 one Lake or River to another, which is 

 veiy neceflary in America^ on Account of 

 the great Falls. The other Canoe is en- 

 tirely covered with Seals Skins, at a Di- 

 ftance bearing fome Refemblance to 

 Parchment ; the upper Part of it is as 

 it were decked with the fame Materials, 

 there being only a fmall Hole left open 

 in the middle for the Man to fit in and 

 manage his Paddle. 



On the Wainfcot going down thefe 

 Stairs, is a large Piece of Painting, re- 

 prefenting feveral Kinds of dead Game. 



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