Identifier: travelsininterio00camp (find matches)
Title: Travels in the interior inhabited parts of North America : in the years 1791 and 1792 ; in which is given an account of the manners and customs of the Indians, and the present war between them and the Fderal States, the mode of life and system of farming among the new settlers of both Canadas, New York, New England, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia ; interspersed with anecdotes of people, observations on the soil, natural productions, and political situation of these countries ; illustrated with copper-plates
Year: 1793 (1790s)
Authors: Campbell, P. (Patrick)
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Publisher: Edinburgh : Printed for the author and sold by J. Guthrie
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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almost perpetual rapids ; untilat length I concluded, without a pofsibilityof doubt, that some misfortune had befallenthem, and that it could be no other than thatthey were for ever lost. I knew my own servantcould not swim, nor did I believe George could.I NOW found myself in a very disagreeablesituation indeed, wiUiout clothes to cover meat night, provisions or amunition but oneihot in my gun, hungry, and much fatigued,having travelled a good deal, and eaten nothingin the morning but one slice of cold frostymeaty and three days journey from any hu-man being or thing that could sustain life.In this desponding condition, I returned tomake the best of my way to Prefkeel, andwas in great doubt if ever I could reach it,considering the frosty nights, ruggednefs ofthe woods, and every other impediment thatwas to fall in my way. I had not returned abovehalf a mile, when, to my no small joy, I espi-ed the canoe coming along on the oppositeside of the river. What had detained them .H i j- .^
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r 103 ) was, that the pole of the canoe broke just asI was getting out of sight. They had to land,cut another pole, put up a fire, toast and peelit, before it was fit for use. This inducedme to resolve not to travel more by landwithout my gun, powder, and fhot, steel,spunge, and flint, for striking a fire, and apiece of bread in my pocket; and I determinedto cause my servant have the same when hewalked; so that if the canoe Ihould be lost, wewould at least have some means of support-ing ourselves, be the next Indian or whitesettlement at what distance it would. We went some miles further on, and en-camped at a pretty little river called Tabick,in an old Wigwam, to which we retired. Thefloor being dry, I supposed it unnecefsaryto put crops of trees as usual under me ; butin this I was mistaken, as I found in themorning my great coat frozen and stickingto the ground, and that side next to it coldas ice, and somewhat powerlefs until I walk-ed a little. I always afterwards took care toput

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