came, but not perceiving the trap on account of the snow that was bro't over ends of the stockades they all fell in one upon the other & impaled themselves in their fall on those sticks &c.-- All of them but 2 or 3 met with instantaneous death--The few that were not injured were put to (40) to an excruciating, but immediate death to satisfy the _manes_ of the departed _indians_; & he proceeded im- mediately to the Camp; killed the remaining 2 old men, scoffing & taunting them at the same time. Immediately after this he ordered such of the _indian women_ as had had their hus- bands killed, or were taken by the H. B. to seperate from the other women & inflict the same punishment upon them & their children as had been done to their friends. "Thus were "the Hairy Breasts entirely exterpated, merely by their own folly & wickedness. Had they lived "peaceably, & allowed the _indians_ to partake of the blessings of this world without envy, "as well as themselves, & to which they had an undoubted right, they might still have "been in existence. However there are still 2 nations of them, one of which is on _Your_ "Lands, the others, I believe beyond the Seas: but they are an insignificant & most "despicable people. They pretend to antiquity & would fain extort respect from the "_moderns_ (i.e. themselves, or the indians, _principally_) but their very countenance, appearance, "every thing about them denotes folly & seems more to demand contempt than to call for "respect. I saw one many years back, who was bro't by the Traders from somewheres "on your Lands: he face was venerable, but still there was a meanness in the _whole_ of "him that I could not account for: I respected him, & wanted to treat him according- "ly--this is as from the Stories I had heard related of them; but the Traders laughed "at _us_ & asked one if I was inclined to respect folly, insignificance, & nothing"!!!-- I have been a long time in writing these Pages & have been frequently disturbed--I have been often obliged to put by my paper after seating myself 5 or 6 times to write only one word: from such long & frequent interruptions _much_ method & correctness cannot be expected--I therefore send them to you in the form of _Notes_. My motives for thus employing my time & paper were first to amuse & instruct myself, but principally for your own amusement & such few friends as you may think _worthy_ of the communication. _Lend them not of the house_, nor let too many see them; for I have some notion please God I live to digest them into form & regularity & have them published, besides a vast many others I purpose with Gods help, collecting: but this is merely between ourselves & immediately after perusal blot out all _this_ Paragraph. Journals, voyages &c. &c. of these people have been fre- quently published: but I have met with none that gives so circumstantial a