We Arrived Then Where The Nation Of The Sault
Was, Where We Found Some French Men That Came Up With Us, Who Thanked Us
Kindly For To Come & Visit Them.
The wild Octanaks that came with us found
some of their nations slaves, who weare also glad to see them.
For all they
weare slaves they had meat enough, which they have not in their owne
country so plentifull, being no huntsmen, but altogether ffishers. As for
those towards the north, they are most expert in hunting, & live uppon
nothing else the most part of the yeare. We weare long there before we gott
acquaintance with those that we desired so much, and they in lik maner had
a fervent desire to know us, as we them. Heer comes a company of Christinos
from the bay of the North sea, to live more at ease in the midle of woods &
forests, by reason they might trade with those of the Sault & have the
Conveniency to kill more beasts.
There we passed the winter & learned the particularitie that since wee saw
by Experience. Heere I will not make a long discours during that time,
onely made good cheere & killed staggs, Buffes, Elends, and Castors. The
Christinos had skill in that game above the rest. The snow proved
favourable that yeare, which caused much plenty of every thing. Most of the
woods & forests are very thick, so that it was in some places as darke as
in a cellar, by reason of the boughs of trees.
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