TILLAGES* 
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ducted by a similar number of men with oars, 
far behind. None but experienced persons 
ought ever to attempt to navigate birch .ca¬ 
noes, for they are so light that they are apt to 
be overset by the least improper movement of 
the persons in them. 
The day after that on which we quitted 
Trois Rivieres, we reached Montreal once 
more. The villages between the two places 
are very numerous, and the face of the coun¬ 
try around them is pleasing, so that the eye of 
the traveller is constantly entertained as he 
passes on; but there is nothing in this part of 
the country particularly deserving of mention. 
LETTER XXIX. 
The Party make the usual Preparations for as¬ 
cending the St. Lawrence.—Buffalo Skins .— 
How used by Travellers—Difficulty of pro¬ 
ceeding to Lake Ontario otherwise than by 
Water.—Rapids above Montreal .— Village of 
La Chine .— King’s Stores there.—Indian 
Village on the opposite Side of the River.—Si. 
militude between French Canadians and In¬ 
dians in Person and Disposition of Mind .— 
Owing to this the Power of the French over 
the Indians —Summary View of the Indians 
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