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CONTENTS. 
LETTER XXXII. 
Description of Fort Chippeway.—Plan in me¬ 
ditation to cut a Canal to avoid the Portage at 
the Falls of Niagara—Departure from Chip- 
<peway—Intense heat of the Weather —Z)e- 
scription of the Country bordering on Niagara 
Inver above the Falls.-^-Observations on the 
Climate of Upper Canada.—Rattlesnakes com¬ 
mon in Upper Canada.—Fort Erie. — Miser¬ 
able Accommodation there.—Squirrel hunt¬ 
ing.—Sen ek a Indians .— Their Expertness at 
the Use of the Blow-gun.—Description of the 
Plow-gun.—Excursion to the Village of the 
Sene k as .— Whole Nation absent .—Passage of 
a dangerous Sand Bar at the Mouth of Buf¬ 
falo Creek.—Sail from Fort Erie-—Driven 
back by a Storm.—Anchor under Point Ahi- 
ueau.—Description of the Point .—Curious 
Sand Hills there.—Bear Hunting.—How car¬ 
ried on.—Dogs, what sort of used .— Wind 
changes .— The Vessel suffers from the Storm 
whilst at Anchor .—Departure from Point 
Abineau.—General Description of Lake Erie. 
—Anecdote.—Reach the Islands at the Western 
End of the Lake.—Anchor there. — Descrip¬ 
tion of the Islands.—Serpents of various Kinds 
foand there.—Rattlesnakes.—Medicinal Uses 
made of them.—Fabulous. Accounts of Ser¬ 
pents.—Departure from the Islands. — Arri¬ 
val at Malden—Detroit River. page 133 
LETTER XXXIII. 
Description of the District of Malden. — Esta¬ 
blishment of a new British Post there.—Island 
of Bois Blanc. — Difference between the British 
and Americans, respecting the Right of Posses¬ 
sion.—Block Houses, how constructed.—Cap- 
