There Are
Here Likewise Vast Numbers Of The Fish Called Adhothuys, Already
Mentioned; And The Rapidity Of The Tide At This Place Is As Great As It
Is At Bourdeaux In France.
This island is about three leagues long and
two broad, all of rich fertile soil, having many fine trees
Of various
kinds; among which were many filbert trees, full of nuts, which we found
to be larger and better than ours but somewhat harder, on which account
we named it Isle aux Condres, or Filbert Island.
[Footnote 44: The Saguenay river runs into the north-west side of the St
Lawrence, in lat. 48 deg. 7' N. long. 69 deg. 9' W. - E.]
On the 7th of the month we went seven or eight leagues up the river from
Filbert Island to 14 other islands, where the country of Canada begins.
One of these islands is ten leagues long and five broad, thickly
inhabited by natives who live entirely by fishing in the river[45].
Having cast anchor between this island and the northern coast, we went
on shore accompanied by our two savages, whose names were Taignoagny and
Domagaia. At first the inhabitants of the island avoided us, till at
length our two savages got speech of some of them, telling who they
were, on which the natives seemed much rejoiced, dancing and singing and
shewing many other ceremonies; many of their chief men came now to our
boats, bringing great numbers of eels and other fishes, likewise two or
three burdens of great millet or maize, and many very large
musk-melons.
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