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The filthy Lake and Grand River or Mackenzie's River Indians, altho' they consider themselves as forming two distinct Tribes, may be tacked together, because the same Language, customs, and manners are common to both. The Origin of their names is doubtless derived from the Country they respectively inhabit. They are distinguished for that peaceable and inoffensive disposition which characterize the natives in general of the upper part of Mackenzie's River, and are evidently a Branch of the same Root, altho' their general character differs in some respects; a circumstance naturally resulting from local considerations, which widely differ and consequently produce various habits and manner of living upon the Indians. I shall say nothing respecting their Origin. My Ideas would be very incompetent to determine upon a thing of this nature, which, when ably discussed, must rest, I imagine, principally upon Conjecture. aAt any rate, the natives have no naotion of the matter, without the range

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