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Sunday 26.

JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE THROUGH THE

circumference; and we were obliged to throw ourfelves flat on the
ground to efcape being wounded by the ftones that were hurled about
in the air like fand. The violence of the ftorm, however, fubfided in a

fhort time, but left the fky overcaft with the appearance of rain.

It rained from the preceding evening to this morning, when we em-_
barked at four o’clock, At eight we landed at three large Indian
lodges. ‘Their inhabitants, who were afleep, expreffed uncommon
alarm and agitation when they were awakened by us, though moft of
them had feen us before. ‘Their habitations were crowded with fifh,
hanging to dry in every part; but as we wanted fome for prefent. ufe,
we fent their young men to vifit the nets, and they returned with abun-
dance of large white fifh, to which the name has been given of poiffon
inconnu; fome of a round fhape, and green colour; and a few white
ones; all which were very agreeable food. Some beads, and a few other
trifles, were gratefully received in return. Thefe people are very. fond
of iron work of any kind, and my men purchafed feveral of their articles
for {mall pieces of tin. |

There were five or fix perfons whom we had not feen before; and
among them was a Dog-rib Indian, whom fome private quarrel had
driven from his country. The Englifh chief underftood him as well as

one of his own nation, and gave the following account of their con-
verfation :— ;

He had been informed. by the people with whom he now lives, the
Hare Indians, that there is another river on the other fide of the moun-

tains.