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space in the middle of the roof as an outlet for the smoke. tThe square is only about 2 ½ or 3 Feet high with almost a flat roof. They need few utensils. A hatchet, Ice Trench, knife, copper or wattap kettles and very often none at all are all they generally possess, exclusive of their fishing Tackle. Indeed very few have all these, but they borrow and lend with one another – woden or bark (Birch) dishes are the only vessels they use. They are no warriors. I am much mistaken if ever they went upon a premeditated war excursion. They place their dead upon scaffolds. The corpse is wrapped up with the deceased's property, with other contributions if necessary, after which several layers of wood are placed upon the Body to prevent the wild Beasts from getting at it. The deceased is generally lamented every morning and evening, by the women related to him. The men seldom mix in this public lamentation after the corpse

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