REMARKS. 
thickly in the air, that to use a common phrase 
of the country, you might cut them with a 
knife/' The cold nights in the beginning 
of September effectually banish these noxious 
animals. 
LETTER XXXII. 
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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. — De¬ 
scription of the Country bordering on Niagara 
River 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.—Seneka Indians .— Their Expertness at 
the Use of the Blow-gun.—Description of the 
Blow-gun.—Excursion to the Village of the 
Senekas .— Whole Nation absent.—Passage of 
a dangerous Sand Bar at the Mo uth of Buf¬ 
falo Creek.—Sail from Fort Erie.—Driven 
back by a Storm.—Anchor under Point AM- 
neau.—Description of the Point.—Curious 
Sand Hills there.—Bear Hunting.—How car - 
tied on.—Dogs, what sort of used.—Wind 
