38 TRAVELS THROUGH LOWER CANADA ! 
on account of the number of wild vines grow¬ 
ing upon it. The bateaux men gathered great 
quantities of the grapes, wherewith the trees 
were loaded, and also an abundance of plums,, 
which thej devoured with great avidity. 
Neither of the Fruits, however, were very 
tempting’ to persons whose palates had been 
accustomed to the taste of garden fruits. The 
grapes were sour, and not larger than peas; 
and as for the plums, through much larger in 
size, yet their taste did not differ materially 
from that of sloes. 
Beyond LTsle aux Raisins, in the narrow 
part of the river, there are several other 
islands, the lafgeSx of which, .edited LTsle St, 
Regis, is near ten miles in length. All these 
islands still continue in the possession of the 
Indians, and many of them, being situated as 
nearly as - possible in the middle of the river, 
'which here divides the British territory from 
that of the United States, it yet remains to be 
determined of what territory the}* form a part. 
It is sincerely to be desired that this matter 
may be adjusted amicably in due time. A 
serious altercation has already taken place about 
an island similarly situated in Detroit River, 
that will be more particularly mentioned here¬ 
after. , The Indians not only retain possession 
of these different islands, but likewise of the 
whole of the south-east shore of the St. 
