beaver skin because we had come into their council. I took the
beaver skins and thanked them, and they shouted three times
"Netho!" And after that another five beaver skins that they laid
upon my feet, and they gave them to me because I had come into
their council-house. We should have been given a good many
skins as presents if we had come into his land; and they earnestly
requested me to visit their land in the summer, and after that gave
me another four beaver skins and asked at the same time to be better
paid for their skins. They would bring us a great quantity if we did;
and if I came back in the summer to their land we should have three
or four savages along with us to look all around that lake and show
us where the Frenchmen came trading with their shallops. And when
we gathered our fourteen beavers they again shouted as hard as they
could, "Zinae netho!" and we fired away with our pistols and gave
the chief two pairs of knives, some awls, and needles; and then we
were informed we might take our departure. We had at the time five
pieces of salmon and two pieces of bear bacon that we were to take
on the march, and here they gave a good many loaves and even flour
to take with us.

January 12. We took our departure; and when we thought every-
thing was ready the savages did not want to carry our goods--twenty
-eight beaver skins, five salmon, and some loaves of bread--because
they all had already quite enough to carry; but after a good deal of
grumbling and nice words they at last consented and carried our
goods. Many savages walked along with us and they shouted,
"Alle sarondade!" that is, to fire the pistols; and when we came near
the chief's grave we fired three shots, and they went back. It was
about nine o'clock when we left this place and walked only about
five leagues through 2 1/2 feet of snow. It was a very difficult road,