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of the Fort, Monfr. Beaujon , invited all the 
officers and gentleman there to fupper with 
him. I had read formerly almoft all the 
authors that have wrote anything about this 
Fall ; and the laft year in Canada , had 
made so many enquiries about it, that I 
thought I had a pretty good Idea of it ; and 
now at fupper, requested the gentlemen to tell 
me all they knew and thought worth notice 
relating to it, which they accordingly did. 
I obferved 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 fuch 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, and that very few obferve 
nature’s works with accuracy, or report the 
truth precifely, I cannot now be entirely fatisfied 
without feeing with my own eyes whenever 
’tis in my power. Accordingly the next 
morning, being the 13th of Auguft , at break 
of day, I fet out for the Fall. The com- 
mandment had given orders to two of the 
Officers of the Fort to go with me and 
fhew me everything, and alfo fent by 
them an order to Monfr. Jonqueire , who had 
liv’d ten years by the carrying-place, and 
M knew 
