Early Western Travels 1748–1846 Volume II Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary Volumes of Travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle and Far West, during the Period of Early American Settlement Edited with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc., by Reuben Gold Thwaites Editor of “The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents,” “Wisconsin Historical Collections,” “Chronicles of Border Warfare,” “Hennepin’s New Discovery,” etc. Volume II John Long’s Journal, 1768–1782 [Illustration: [Logo]] Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company 1904 COPYRIGHT 1904, BY THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED =The Lakeside Press= R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY CHICAGO CONTENTS OF VOLUME II PREFACE. _The Editor_ 9 VOYAGES AND TRAVELS OF AN INDIAN INTERPRETER AND TRADER, describing the Manners and Customs of the North American Indians; with an Account of the Posts situated on the River Saint Laurence, Lake Ontario, &c. April 10, 1768–Spring, 1782. _John Long_ Author’s Dedication 22 List of Subscribers 23 Author’s Preface 27 Voyages and Travels 33 Vocabulary English-Esquimeaux 223 English-Iroquois, Algonkin, Chippeway 224 English-Algonkin, Chippeway 238 English-Mohegan, Shawanee 250 English-Mohegan, Algonkin, Chippeway 252 English-Iroquois 254 English-French 257 English-Chippeway 259 Chippeway-English 289 Familiar Phrases: English-Chippeway 317 ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOLUME II Facsimile (reduced) of original title-page 21 Map: “Sketch of the Western Countries of Canada, 1791.” _Facsimile of original_ 32