Keith, George. An Account of Mackenzie River (Letters to Roderick Mackenzie), 1807-1817. An electronic transcription. MFTP #0033
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live on marshy and mossy ground. The modes of hunting these animals are by means generally of the bow & arrow, and the snare; for few of the Natives can afford Guns and ammunition. The most successful months for the chace are those of April and August, and the beginning of September: the former on account of the quantity of snow upon the ground, which enables the Natives to fatigue them by the pursuit; and the latter being the month in which the Horse Fly is most prevalent, forces them by droves, the Rein Deer, to take shelter in lakes from that annoying Insect. During the other months in the Year the Natives subsist principally upon fish, particularly Trout, some of which weighs 60lb each, & a large white fish from 8 to 13lb[.] The climate is remarkably severe and proves fatal to the Natives some Years; the excessive frosts and long winters dry up
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