We Found Meddows That Weare Squared,
And 10 Leagues As Smooth As A Boord.
We went up some 5 leagues further,
where we found some pools made by the castors.
We must breake them that we
might passe. The sluce being broaken, what a wounderfull thing to see the
industrie of that animal, which had drowned more then 20 leagues in the
grounds, and cutt all the trees, having left non to make a fire if the
countrey should be dried up. Being come to the height, we must drague our
boats over a trembling ground for the space of an houre. The ground became
trembling by this means: the castor drowning great soyles with dead water,
herein growes mosse which is 2 foot thick or there abouts, and when you
think to goe safe and dry, if you take not great care you sink downe to
your head or to the midle of your body. When you are out of one hole you
find yourselfe in another. This I speake by experience, for I meselfe have
bin catched often. But the wildmen warned me, which saved me; that is, that
when the mosse should breake under I should cast my whole body into the
watter on sudaine. I must with my hands hold the mosse, and goe soe like a
frogg, then to draw my boat after me. There was no danger.
Having passed that place, we made a carriage through the land for 2
leagues. The way was well beaten because of the commers and goers, who by
making that passage shortens their passage by 8 dayes by tourning about the
point that goes very farr in that great lake; that is to say, 5 to come to
the point, and 3 for to come to the landing of that place of cariage.
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