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So advanced in age that he could no more Swallow meat but was fed upon no other Kind of Provisions than Hares brains & the marrow & Brains of moose deer, his Body and Hands had was covered with a Kind of moose[.] He died only four years ago[.]

The manner in which they Cook their victuals is by Heating Stones & Put their meat in Large Bark dishes, in which they throw in a Succession of these red Hot Stones untill the Meat is Cooked[.] [O]thers Boil their by Hanging these Bark dishes over a slow Fire, which is however, suspended high enough to Keep the Fire from consuming their dishes[.] In Summer they Splice their meat very thin and then Put it upon to Dry by the Heat of the Sun, when perfectly dried they Pound it between two Stones, thus prepared it can Keep for Several years, and is Tolerable Good when mixd up with Grease, this is what we have to travel in this Quarter for Provisions, it is called Teaureau or Pimecan[.]

The habitations of these People are Built in oblong figure, which is made of pieces of wood Put upon one another – the roof of which is thatched with Sapin and the Sides cemented or rather Caulked w^t moose[.] An aperture is left in each to take in large Trees for Fuel and another at the top to let out the Smoke[.]

Tools,

The Instruments and weapons in use among them, before they had been provided with Better Per the North West Comp^y, were Axes, Dags, Spears, Bows and Arrows[.] Their Axes were of Stone Shaped in the form of a Pic Ax, the middle of which was Scollopped in order to tie it to the end of a Stick which when well fastened answered the Purpose of a Handle[.]

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