Category: Travel Writing
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July _1st_.—In the early part of the day the gale abated by degrees, and towards evening we had fine sunny weather. Wind still in the N. W. quarter; consequently we have made wa...
4. Part 4Embarking again, we pulled along shore, towards the west, among barren rocky islands, until we at last got sight of some huts on an eminence at the bottom of a creek; and puttin...
9. Part 9As we proceeded up the stream, we met several canoes of _Indians_, deeply laden with venison for the factory. After receiving from us a small present of tobacco, they continued...
3. Part 3July _28th_.—The thick fog still continued, until 9 A.M. when it suddenly cleared up, and we saw the island of _Cape Resolution_, bearing E. N. E. about eighteen miles distant....
6. Part 6August _9th_.—The day had just began to dawn, when an animal was observed swimming near the ship: we at first conjectured it to be a seal, and accordingly sent a quarter-master...
8. Part 812^h. Southward 2 Miles 14 Fathoms Grey sand with 30^m. A.M. & Westward black specks. 1.— Ditto 3 Ditto 15 Ditto Ditto 1.30 S. W. ½ W. 3 Ditto 15½ Ditto Oozy 2.— S. W. 3 Ditto 1...
7. Part 7When first the _Europeans_ went to settle at _Richmond_, the _Esquimaux_, who reside about this part, kept them in a continual state of alarm all the winter, by lurking about th...
5. Part 5Nothing, as before observed, can be more troublesome than the continual solicitations of these people for gifts; men, women, and children, tormented us incessantly with “_Pillit...
10. Part 10The doors of this structure are low and arched, surrounded by a curious embroidery of the same red stone as the rest of the building. On entering the main portal, the space not...
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11. Part 11Appendix (F). A VOCABULARY OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE _CREÉ or KNISTENEAUX[45] INDIANS_ INHABITING THE WESTERN SHORES OF HUDSON’S BAY Presented to the Author by a Trader who had res...
13. Part 13_Wah-ha-wun_, Weak. _Wappun_, Daylight. _Wappas-sue_, An early riser, One who rises by daylight. _Wee-kee_, What used to be. _Weggee-moggan_, Mate, (a person that lives in the s...
12. Part 12_Ne-that-mis-sue_, Weak. _Nip-as-cue_, Applied to a great sleeper. _Nippow_, He is a-sleep, or Sleep. _Un-too-we-nip-pow_, Go to sleep. _Tan-tee-wah-nip-pee-an_, Where do you wa...