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1789. able degree of elevation, and there were more eddy currents, The ———J_ Indians killed twelve geefe, and berries were colleéted in great abund-

ance. The weather was fultry throughout the day.

Sunday 16. Wecontinued our voyage at a quarter before four, and in five hours paffed the place where we had been ftationed on the 1gth of June. Here the river widened, and its fhores became flat. The land on the North fide is low, compofed of a black foil, mixed with ftones, but agreeably covered with the afpen, the poplar, the white birch, the {pruce fir, &c. The current was fo moderate, that we proceeded upon it almoft as faft as in dead water. At twelve we pafled an encampment of three fires, which was the only one we faw in the courfe of the day. The weather was the

fame as yelterday.

Monday 17. We proceeded at half paft three ; and faw three fucceflive encampments. From the peculiar ftruéture of the huts, we imagined that fome of the Red-Knife Indians had been in this part of the country, though it is not ufual for them to come this way. I had laft night ordered the young Indians to precede us, for the purpofe of hunting, and at ten we over- took them. They had killed five young fwans; and the Englifh chief prefented us with an eagle, three cranes, a {mall beaver, and two geefe.

® We encamped at feven this evening on the fame fpot which had been our refting-place on the 2gth of June.

Tuefday 18. At four this morning I equipped all the Indians for an hunting ex- curfion, and fent them onward, as our ftock of provifion was nearly ex- .

haufted. We followed at half paft fix, and crofled over to the North

fhore,