New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-17

riforrlN mnthod race ol beings U"'ehn'' H"" Wv
cid toRiiT 10 ois they have retained some tfaH'i .
incd hun ilclhtinnio associations ofthcr m'h'nNii'
n lndirn Alsi aud thr wild and fierce lllo WHOM hj
led, but under The controlling influence ol Toe v'n
pnuy they have gradually loot nil TIE icfoci0ua anl Fan
ruinrry iinits which once diemccd hrn Thor Dire q
H. scuibaihRfou They uhually wear u surcont mhd'
II Machinaw banlct ol blue red or green color,
ftip,d cotton on calico fhir eiui trousers nnl some
lin 90 leather opprIe, moccasns OF deer or bnho sMu
tlod with hW hide, and bell OF bright color lFVn
which thei sufIond tobacco pouch aud other lplr'
n,utr 1l.ir lrnpuogc b. picbad lingo, tho ground
Of which ~ French patois embroidered win i'1s''"
Scotch and Indian phases.
Tie whole lives Of these voyagcurs ~ conhlmel IN
Wild aud extensive ro'ingH somctmes iar INTO ue
Arctic circle where feed aud rainent are ako dicut
Ia Obtain and then over the great mountain chnn 81
thc Northwest and down IA lar ~ the Paeihc coas''
and again nloup Tie coast Ol winding HrcHs ihlc,S'
ba,s nrd lnkce expected 10 every inclcmehcj ol tue
mont inbospitnblc climate in the world few days OF
nssocaiion with civilized communities uniformly e'.-
ou,ts and vearcs them. They cannot rest wheh Ie'-
tered by the institutions ni habits OF CIVILIZATION inc
only truly happy moments they experience Is "hen
upcn long and tOilsOme expeditions up r'eIt hrounu
pnttapcs and across lahos, encampng AZ hSht ~ tue
81 en- air and chatting around their evening hfes linen
c meal Of meats Of they have them) Is roasted upon
tho coes fine pipe is passed around the story 81 a@-
nrdoue adventure is told ana the Joyous SOM IS po'u
mon thr bosom Of the still and quiet lake. Ihen IL u
tia all tie hereditary calty OF the Irchch race ~
odroit with fhc paddle, and they will move 90 RON
one da,e end 10 another only relieving their iAOor5
with ,cr songs and their jests. Murmnring or quar-
rclug rarely occurs among them. Inc language en-
poy,d i'm their intercourse rs uniformly knd ana aucc
orote and although they have their fall share Of the
Intense ceotism aud consequent selhshness OF the
French character IL is SOitcned and disguised by thc
politoncts and apparent cordially Oh Their deme@nOr
Nothing can be more romantic or more pleasing IMAM 20
r.posc upon the banks Of one OF those quiet lakes
when the cs are clear the air balmy and the waters
moving in differing rpples, and listen to the sweet
claunts Itch Lave been preserved ny tradition ana
which are sung by these yOyagcurs as they steady Ply
lie oar TO their cadence This class and the class OF
lcclboatmcn formerly upon the ONO ana Miss.sslPP
rvcrs are tho two strongest marked classes which have
been developed upon our Continent since IT. discovery
Thu Inter nre now only remembered in the anecdotes
of some Of our older citizens and the iormer too Will
be eNiuguishtd with the trade TO which 10 owes IT'S
origin.
The yoyeecurs upon their journeys subaist them
selves upon whatever they can find in the country
through which they passing, rarely taking SUN
cheney of food to last them through 81 lar ms food -
concerned their lives are necessarily hard, Tor there -
but small portion oi the Btlsh territory ircguehtcd
b, bunaoes deer are becoming scnrcer every day aud
III, other nrimals OF Northern America would be
deemed b, an, one else almost whit for food. Tho
seal tie walrs tho reindeer tho musk OK, and all the
MrCd animals eaten 10y them. some Oi these are
extremely offensive 20 the caste and smell, but these
men earl, learn 10 eat Them not only conentcdy but
with a,idity West of the mountains, all ofhe interior
posts are ,uhsisted upon horses dogs aud hsh. Or
these the dog is preferred Wild horses are said to be
NOT So ooa as those which have been domestcatod and
worked: their flesh is tough and stringy that o. n
domestic ,uc tender aud wholesome. We read that
dos were deemed by the Romans, and some other
ancient nations dish fit to grace Princes table, but
We mode rms have discovered so many other things -
tickle the palate that the fact OF their being now eaten
under any circumstances, is remarkeda as extraordinary
such is the force ot custom These men abide by the
R,nsn rule aud are only discontentcd when the means
ii doing so al them They ind fruits and vegetables
in zen e localities, but they axe extremely rare.
such IT, believe, fair just and accurate picture OF
tie condition Of men and things in Northern America
given 20 by one who has tIayersed the greater
roft.n Of the couutrj he described and has direct
interest in Knowing tie profits and losses OF the fur
trade y