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1776

Oct. 16th Wedensday In consequence of Orders received
from Mr. Kitchen, I left Moose Fort this morning about
10 oClock accompanied by Geo. Donald, Mitchel
Brown, W^m Thomas, W^m Wood, and two Indian men
and their Wives in four Canoes; clear weather, a fresh
of Wind at E by N, put up on the North Shore about 6
oClock in the Evening, at about 11 Miles distance from
the Factory: the River thus far filled with small
Islands, Shoals, Sand Banks &c.

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HUDSON'S DAY
COMPANY

17th. Thursday, This morning our Canoes employed
in unloading the Boat, sent with us from the
Factory, with some Part of our Provisions; after
unloading her, we found our Canoes insufficient to proceed
with the whole, and so leaky, that this Day was
wholly employed in repairing them: Wind in the
SW Quarter, cloudy weather with much Rain in
the afternoon.
Returned in the Boat to the Factory
8 Casks of Geese, one of Pease and one brass Kettle.

18th. Friday, set forward early this Morning and
in about 1 ½ an hour padling came to a Creek on
the North side called by the Indians Ma,twe,che,a,na,ow
where on Account of a small but very
rapid Fall just at the Mouth of it, we were
obliged to get out of our Canoes, and up to our Middle
in Water with great difficulty haul them after we
passed several other small Falls this Day our
Water being deeper in general and fewer Islands