and a little greese* (of what kind I know not)
to mix with it.- this stock of corn is reserved
for extraordinary occasions when they can
neither get Fish or kill anything with their Guns.
- the Labouring People, in these long and tedious
journeys, are all Canadians, who eat their
Fish and Flesh without either bread or and Salt
- at Dinner we had fresh Fish brought in
a Sloop, six days from Lake Superior, they
were the White Fish and Salmon trout, they
would weigh about 6 lb. each, both exceeding good, but
the White Fish, I think, rather preferable - in
the afternoon arrived the Sloop Felicity from
Grand River on Lake Erie, in her came a
number of Indians Passengers - in conversation
with M.Elliott

, he gave it as his opinion, that
four weeks would yet elapse before the commi
Treaty began.

27th.

had some conversation with Capt Drake

,
an intelligent Man, who has for several years
navigated a Vessell on the Lakes, by him was
inform'd that from Detroit to the entrance of Lake

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*Hogs Lard and Tallow mixt together