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was murdered on this spot by a band of Ottawas about four years since. He is laid on his back, perfectly naked + covered by pieces of slabs hollowed out like a trough and thus closing him perfectly to the ground. How surprising it is to the reflecting mind that in such an extent of wilderness, and where human nature is exposed to so much suffering, that even savage man should feel a disposition to slay his brother. Age, experience and practice have convinced one that deprivation and hardship soften the heart of civilized nature. But on the red man of the wilderness it seems to have but little effect. Our crew are on their last days provisions tho' we have several days yet to travel before we can reach the island of mackinac the coast before us is rocky and abounds in heights of a most commanding and impresive appearance and has but few places for a boat to land. Fish appearing near to the shore, our host attempted to shoot them, but did not succeed. He then looked for his spears and not finding them fixed a fork to a pole + went in the canoe to endeavor to take some, but shortly returned without success. The wind falling we again commenced our route and passed several pretty little islands two being together we agreed that one should be called Holliday's after our host, and the other Thompson's after myself; he promising that whenever he should pass in pursuit of the fur trade or in his expeditions in the wilderness, he would recollect our journey on the stormy deep. After we had proceeded about ten miles we were again compelled to put to shore on account of the wind + had great difficulty in landing as the surf rose very high and the shore was no unclear all hands had to jump out into the water to keep the canoe from breaking to pieces: we however succeeded and carried our back on the land in safety and pitched our tent on a terrace of one of the most lofty headlands or promontory? on the bay. Taking my usual stroll in the neighborhood, I found an innumerable quantity of deer tracks and even little paths unclear by them. We also saw the track and signs of bear, of which there were many no doubt around us. In our course of to day we passed Washington Harbor a fine place for vessels in a storm, the shore of which is covered with round stones very much resembling buiscuit + uncommonly regular in their shapes. We took the precaution this night of taking our gun and hatchet into our tent before going to rest, as the she bear at this season of the year is generally accompanied by her young + is often so furious as