SIS TRAVELS THROUGH UPPER CANADA : 
we do. Niagara, in the language of the neigh* 
homing Indians* signifies a mighty rushing or 
fall of water. 
On the second evening of our expedition we 
encamped on a small hill, from whose top there 
was a most pleasing romantic view, along a 
stream of considerable size, which wound round 
its base, and as far as our eyes could reach, 
appeared tumbling in small falls over ledges 
of rocks. A fire being kindled, and the tent 
pitched as usual, the Indians sat down to cook 
some squirrels which we had killed on the 
borders of the plains. These animals the In¬ 
dians had observed, as we came along, on the 
top of a large hollow tree; they immediately 
laid down their loads, and each taking out his 
tomahawk, and setting to work at a different 
part of the tree, it was felled down in less 
than five minutes, and such of the squirrels as 
esc aped their dogs we readily shot for them. 
The Indian dogs, in general, have short legs , 
long backs, large pricked up ears, and long 
curly tails; they differ from the common 
English cur dogs in no respect so much as in 
their barking hut very seldom. They are ex¬ 
tremely sagacious, and seem to understand 
even what their masters say to them in a low 
voice, without making any signs, either with 
the hand or head. 
