When at the fort they imitate the dress of the Canadians except that instead of trousers they prefer the Indian stockings, which only reach from the thigh to the ankle, and in place of the waistband they have a piece of cloth round the middle which hangs down loosely before and behind.

Their hunting dress consists of a leathern shirt and stockings over which a blanket is thrown, the head being covered with a fur cap or band.

Their manner is reserved and their habits are selfish; they beg with unceasing importunity for everything they see.

I never saw men who either received or bestowed a gift with such bad grace; they almost snatch the thing from you in the one instance and throw it at you in the other.

It could not be expected that such men should display in their tents the amiable hospitality which prevails generally amongst the Indians of this country.