-ing promiscuously together on the face of a steep Rock amongst them may be seen fish, flesh, and Tortoise all of them painted with some kind of Red Paint[.] These figures are made by scraping the Rock weed (moss) off the Rocks with the Point of a knife or some other instrument. Two leagues from Lake Huron there is a figure of an ofx which gives name to a fine long view of the river called Lad du Boeuf.

After passing a narrow Racy rapid named the Dallses we saw an Island on which as the story goes, the Irroquois in former days, say 40 or 50 Years ago tried to cut off a strong Brigade of trading canoes[.] But upon finding themselves discovered by the French they abandoned their ambush with precipitation and the canoes pursued their rout. It is said this was amongst the last attempts the Iroquois made in the long wars they had with the french in Canada. I think it strange that the Iroquois should have come so far out of their own territories to wadge war; But it is known to be a fact that a strong body of them consisting of not less than 800 to 1000 men had been surprised and cut off by the Chippewa's on an Island in Lake Superior opposite to the Gros Cap.

Thursday June 27^th[.] After coming 25 Leagues Yesterday and today, which is the full length of the French River; from Lake Nipising to lake Huron, we en-

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