to shew his great strength & Power.
He lived on large Snakes & Wild Beasts
& was always a Friend to the Indians
tho' he sometimes killd white People-
this notion now obtains very little credit with them

They sometimes hunt near home & some
times go to the Distance of many Days Journey
in which case the Wife & Family have been accustom
ed to go with their Husband. He builds them a Cabin
& then takes his Course generally or Down up some
making a Kind of Bath by breaking down the [Reapers?]
Stream of Water- if he kills a Deer or other
Arrival, he hangs it in a Tree & then makes
his way to his Path along the Water
course break the bushes down from
the Deer till he reaches it- he then
scrapes with his feet in the Leaves or
Snow & there are his marks for his
Wife to find their Game- he then pur
sues by [bremting?] & if he kills 3 or 4
or half a Dozen Deer marks his path
from them in the same way- in the
Evening he returns to his Cabin tird
with his Days Toil & his Wife gets