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and a little greese* (of what kind I know not) to mix with it.- this stock of corn is reserved for extraordinary occasions when they can neither get Fish or kill anything with their Guns.- the Labouring People, in these long and tedious journeys, are all Canadians, who eat their Fish and Flesh without either bread or and Salt - at Dinner we had fresh Fish brought in a Sloop, six days from Lake Superior, they were the White Fish and Salmon trout, they would weigh about 6 lb. each, both exceeding good, but the White Fish, I think, rather preferable - in the afternoon arrived the Sloop Felicity from Grand River on Lake Erie, in her came a number of Indians Passengers - in conversation with M.Elliott, he gave it as his opinion, that four weeks would yet elapse before the commi Treaty began. 27th. had some conversation with Capt Drake, an intelligent Man, who has for several years navigated a Vessell on the Lakes, by him was inform'd that from Detroit to the entrance of Lake ~~~~~~~~~~ *Hogs Lard and Tallow mixt together