The very few words which I collected of their language; are as follow:—
Salmon.
A filh of the fize of a falmon,with canine teeth.
Hair of the head.
An axe.
. Eyes. ,.
Teeth. •.
Nofe. v
Leg.
Hand.
Dog.
... Houfe.
Bark mat robe.
Beaver or otter ditto.
| Stone.
Fire
Water. .
A mat.
Thread.
Cheft or box.
Cedar bark- , g
: Beads got upon, their,coaft,
A bonnet.
A clam Ihelifl/
A dilh cqmpofed o f berries and falmon roes.
. What? v/
Zimilk,
Dilly, |
Sepnas,
Kietis,
Clougus,
Itzas, ,
Ma-acza,
Ich-yeh, .
Shous-lhey,
Watts,
Zla-achle,
Zimnez,
: Couloun,
Dichts,
- Neach,
Ulkan,
Gits com,
Shiggimiaj .*
Tili-kewan,
§ Thlogatt, »
1 Achimoul,
Il-caiette,
Couny, . ,
Nochafky,
Caiffre,
CHAP.
C H A P T E R XIII.
Leave the FnertdlyùFillage.y- Attentions o f the PettFaes1 at büt dëpntiÜfk.
divide our provifions. Begin to afcend the mountains. ' Circiini-
■ curnflanceffJtHeqfcent. Journey continuée!: A frû iea t the plUce frofn
whence we fe t ont bp land. Meet with Indians there. Find the'canoe,
and all the other articles in ajtate o f perfeEl jecurity and prefervation.
Means employed to compel therepbrationofârtiêûs whMhkheréïafterwards
Jlçlen. Proceed 1 on oitr hbmewafd-bouhdy>kèÿâgèl Soûe aècmnt ^ the
natives oft the river. The catioe is runonarock^&c.Circùrnpancesofthe
voyage. Enter the Peace River. Statements ^(ÉhFrJès^r ‘Continue our
roiïte. OErcûn^ancésKo fit: Prokèeâ onwards ih kjhtàll canwf 'withkk
Indian, to the lower 'pbrtpkaving the feji* o f the* people- ioJMlàivffté.
Arrive at Fort Chepewyan. The voyage 'concluded.
A t eleven in the morning we left this place, which I called Friendly
Village, accompanied by every man belonging to it, who attended u$
about a mile, when, we took a cordial leave of them; and if We might
judge from appearances, they parted from us with regret.
In a fhort time we halted, to make a divifion o f our filh, and each man
had about twenty pounds weight o f it, except Mr. Mackay and myfelf;
who were content with Ihorter allowance, that we might have lefs weight
3 C to