and ingenious, this last seems to be their most prominent feature, as they neither [c]an be called good nor bad Indians. The Crees or Beaver Indians only differ in being more brave, and greater drunkards, and much prouder than the Chipweans, as the former cannot brook a refusal.

Mineral & Vegetable
Productions.

Towards the East end of the Lake there is a stratum of marble which runs a considerable distance only a little below the surface. Some pieces that are brought by the Chipweans are capable of a high polish as we see by the Calumets made by the Indians, although the knife and the file are the only tools which they make use of. About two days journey to the east of this place Salt is to be found in considerable quantities, but of a more pungent and stronger taste than that from Europe. It is taken from little Hillocks on the declivity of a rising ground; but as none have been curious enough to examine [t]he apparent cause of this curiosity, we must

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