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Show TRAVELS 1'HROU GII LOWER CANADA: oth er. A canoe mack in this m~ n11e r is fo Ji~rh t t ut t vo men coul l cafi \y carry one on the ir 0JOu1dcrs capablt.: of c-ontni11ing lJ,' t1cop~ . T he irc:h cane s mad, at Th1 ec P ivcrs a··e p11 t together wtth th utt 10{L nca tncts, and on the ,,., tcr they ap1 car very beautiful. They arc nude from a fizc [u flic ic nt to h old one man only, to a fizc b rge enough for upwa rds of t wenty. It is wonderfu l to Icc with wh at velocity a f~w fkilfu men with padd les can take on ~ of thcfe ca noes of a Iizc fu itabl . to their number. In a few minutes th ey would le:1.ve the bcil: moulde l ke ,1 b ':lat, conduClcd by a Iimilar nnm cr of men with mrs, far behind. :r one b ut c.·pericnced perfons ought ever to att empt to navigate birch canoes, fo r they are fo light that they arc apt to be O\' crfet by the lcaft improper movement of the ptrfons in them. The day after th at on which we q ui tted Trois Rivieres, we reacbcu Montreal once more. The villages between the two places arc very numerous, and the face of the country around them is pleafing,. fo that the eye of the trav 11 ·r is conil:antly entertained as he pafTcs on · but there is nothing in this part of the country particularly deferving of mention. L E T T E R XXIX. The Party make the ufual Preparations for a:fi:endt"ng the St. La'wrcnce.Bujfalo Skins.-How zifed by Travellcrs.-Dijjt'culty of proceeding to Lak~ Ontario otherw/fe than by 1/Vater.-Rapids above Montreal.-Vil!agt qf La Chirze.-King's Stor·es the7'e.-Indian Village on tbe oppo)t'te)idc qf the River.-St"milt"tude bet'wem French Canadians and I ndt'ans in Perjon cmd Difpqjitt"on of Mind.-O'lvillg to this the Po'lvcr q/ the French owr the Indians.-Summary Vt'cw qf the Indi'ans in Lo'lver Canada.-The Party embark in a Bateau at La Chine.-Mode of condu cing cBateaux agaiil}l a .flrong Current.-Great Exertion requjjite .-Canadiaw addiCied to Jmoking.- Ilow thry meajure D!flances.-Difcription of Lake St. Louis.- Ciouds BUFFALO SKIN. Clouds qf ],?fi:Cls over Rerd Banls.-Party cncamjJJ" on l'fjlc P,n!.Pa! Jagc if Rahil/s called Lcs Crr'ctu/,'s - TIYir t ··"'''."lltl' • :'f , • '1' :;• • • ' " ,.. v 1 . _, J.t. rancc.- Deftription of the Vtilr:gc qf the ll•l/ of Ccd.trs.-Rap1Js du Cote.m du Lac.- Jf/onde,:fu! Rapidity of tlu Currmt.- Party mcamps.-LaJ:c St . F:auci's.- Point au Baudi!!.-L'ljle aux Ra:fi!IS.-fjlands 1i1 thi! Rivrr jltll t~e Property ofthe lndiam.-Not ddermined yet 'lVhd!JI!r in the Britijh T:rrtt~ry or that qf the States.-Party mcamps.-Storm.-Unpleqfimt Sttuatton _o/ the Party.-Relt~ved.-Co'ftttime the Voyage.-Accaunt q/ more Rapzds.-Cana!s and Locks at d//ferent PI£Zces on the Ri·vcr St. La'lorence.- Immer!fe Fligl,ts if 1 igeom.-Emigratlon of Squirrels and Bears. -O.fi_vf'gatchee River and Fort Ia Ga!~tte dtji:ribed.-Advantageous Pq(itzon of the latter.-Current above this gent/e.-Bateaux jui on all Nzght.-Songs if th~ Canadim~s.-Good Ear jor Mtflir;.-La/:1! of a Tbou.fand ljles.-Arnva! at Kmgjlon on Lake Ontario.- O¥rvatrow on_ the NaV!~atior~ qf the St. La'lvrence.-The St. Lawrmce compared wtth the Milf!/Jipt.-A Vie'lv o/ the different Rivers which opm a Water Commzmicatzon between the Great Lakes and the At!antic.-Great Superiority o/ the St. Lawrence 07Jer all the rtjl.-Of the Lake Trade. Kingfion, September. QN ar~iving at Montreal, our firil: concern was to provide a large tra-vellmg tent, and fame camp equipage, buff.:1lo fkins '*, a ftore of dried provifions, kegs of brandy and wine, &c. &c. and, in fhort, to make every ufual and ncceflary preparation for proceeding up the River St. Lawrence. A few days afterwards, we took our paffage for Kingllon, on board a bateau, which, together with twelve others, the commi{Eu·y was fending thither for the purpofc of bringing down to ~cbcc the cannon and ordnance fro res that had been taken from the diffl.:ren t mi- * In the weftcrn parts of Lower Canad•, and dercd by a certain procefs as pliable as cloth. throughout Upper Canada, where it is cuflomary When the bufFalo j ~ kill ed in the bcginninr: of for travellers to carry their own bedding with the winter, at which time he is fenced againfl the them, thefe !kin~ are very generally made ufe of cold, the hair rcfcmbles very much that of a black for the purpofe of lleeping upon. For upwards bear; iris then long, flraight, and of a blackilh of two months we fcarccly ever bat! any other colour; but when the animal is killed in the fumbed than one of rhe lkins fpread on the floor and mer, the hair is lhort and curly, and of a lig ht a blanket to each perfon. The lkins arc tlreffed brown colour, owing to its being fcorched by the by the Indians with the hair on, and they arc ren. rays of the fun. L 1 litary |
