mense bodies of ice then accumulated upon those
lakes.

24th.

This morning our men arrived about 8
o'clock, with the peroque, the wind having abated
and weather fair. We again embarked, and
on our way down the river Raisin were amused
with the great numbers of wild geese, which
were at play in the ponds near the margin of the
river. They feed here so undisturbedly, that
though we were within gun shot of them, they
took but little notice of us. We again entered
the lake, and encouraged our men to make the
best of its smooth surface. They proceeded with
great industry, and at night we reached a Wyan-
dot town

, called Brown's town, making a distance
of about thirty miles. Here we concluded to
lodge at the house of William Walker, who is
interpreter for those of the Wyandot nation who
are settled on this side of the lake. He is
married to an Indian woman who speaks good
English, and is very conversible. She gave us
for supper bacon, bear's meat, and eggs fried,
also a dish of tea.

Brownstown

is situated at the mouth of the
Detroit river, and on the American side. The
river Detroit is a vast body of running water.
Its mouth is two miles in width, and the water
passes out of it into the lake with a strong cur-
rent. Its channel is wide, generally ten fathoms
in depth, and in many places much deeper. The
name Detroit river is a corruption. Detroit, a