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I was favoured with M^r Wintzel's company to this place last Fall. His discourse is more than usual interesting and agreeable. This is saying a good deal. [W]hat a fund of news. [O]ne thing I like of him; he appears to be very grateful for the generous civilities and noble hospitalities he experienced at Terrebonne and else where. He winters this years at Bear Lake. As I have been talking of news I must not omit mentioning, I had the satisfaction last winter of being favoured with one of your Setts by our friend M^r Simon Fraser, which is the only one I have seen in the Country. Only two setts (Private Property) have come in this year.

I had the pleasure of sending you inclosed a String of remarks and observations from Bear lake last winter. I wish I could always muster something, were it merely as a pass time, for I do

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