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of the Fort, Monfr. Beaujon s invited all the 
officers and gentlemen there to'fupper with 
him. I had read formerly almoft all the 
authors that have wrote any thing about this 
Fall ; and the laft year in Canada , had 
made fo many enquiries about it, that I 
thought I had a pretty good Idea of it , and, 
now at fupper, requefted the gentlemen to tell 
me all they knew and thought worth notice 
relating to it , which they accordingly did. 
I oblerved that in many things they all 
agreed, in fome things they were of different 
opinions, of all which I took particular 
notice. When they had told me all they 
knew, I made feveral queries to them , con- 
cerning what I had read and heard of it, 
whether luch and fuch a thing was true or, 
not? and had their anfwers on every circum- 
ftance. But as I have found by experience, 
in my other travels, that very few obferve, 
nature’s work^with accuracy, or repoit the 
truth precifely , I cannot now be entirely latisficd 
without feeing with my own eyes whenever 
’tis in my power, Accordingly the next 
morning, being the 13th of Angujt , at break 
of dav^ I fet out for the Fall. The com- 
mandant had given orders to two of the 
Officers of the Fort to go with me and 
ffiew me every thing, and alfo lent by 
them an order to Monfr. Jonqueire, who had 
liv’d ten vears by the carrying-place and 
J . \jt knew 
