154 * TRAVELS THROUGH LOWER CANADA ? 
which oozes from them. Racoon and deer 
skins, &c. are cured in a similar manner. 
The Indians have a method of dressing thes® 
different skins with the hair on, and of render¬ 
ing them at the same time as pliable as a piece 
of cloth ; this is principally effected by rub¬ 
bing the skins, with the hand, in the smoke of 
a wood fire. 
Towards the middle of the day, the hunt 
being over, the party returned to the habitation 
on the point. On arriving there I found my 
companions, who had just come on shore, 
and after having strolled about the woods 
for a time, we all w ent on board the ship to 
dine. 
The sky had been very gloomy the whole 
of this day ; it became more and more so as 
the evening approached, and the seamen 
foretold that before morning there would be a 
dreadful storm. At no time a friend to the 
watery element, I immediately formed the 
resolution of passing the night on shore; ac^ 
cording-ly have got the boat manned after 
dinner, I took with me my servant, and 
landed at the head of the bay on the eastern 
side of the point. Here being left to our¬ 
selves, we pitched our tent by moonlight, un¬ 
der the shelter of one of the steep sand hills; 
and having kindled a large fire in the front 
of it, laid down, and were soon lulled to re-* 
