That they were intelligent, their buildings, store-houses, &c., would appear to be a sufficient evidence.  Their mamaseeks, for such was the word they used to describe their habitations, were far superior to the wigwams of the Micmacs.  The dwellings of the Boeothicks were in general built of straight pieces of fir, about twelve feet high, flattened at the sides, and driven in the earth close to each other, the corners being made stronger than the other parts.  The crevices were filled up with moss, and the inside lined with the same material; the roof was raised so as to slant from all parts and meet in a point in the centre, where a hole was left for the smoke to escape—­the remainder of thereof was covered with a treble coat of birch bark, and between the first and second layers of bark was placed about six inches of moss—­about the chimney clay was substituted for the moss.  The sides of these mamaseeks were covered with arms—­that is, bows, arrows, clubs, stone hatchets, arrow heads, and all these were arranged in the neatest manner.  Beams were placed across where the roof began, over which smaller ones were laid; and on the latter were piled their provisions—­dried salmon, venison, &c.

That the Boeothicks were a bold, heroic, self-dependant tribe, few will be disposed to question, when it is remembered that they never courted the friendship of, neither were they ever subdued by, any other tribe, or by Europeans—­by the combined efforts of both Micmacs and Whites, their numbers were greatly reduced, if not utterly exterminated, but they were never conquered.

BOEOTHICK DRESS.

This was peculiar to the tribe, and consisted of but one garment—­a sort of mantle formed out of two deer skins, sewed together so as to be nearly square—­a collar also formed with skins was sometimes attached to the mantle, and reached along its whole breadth—­it was formed without sleeves or buttons, and was worn thrown over the shoulders, the corners doubling over at the breast and arms.  When the bow is to be used the upper part of the dress was thrown off from the shoulders and arms, and a broad fold, the whole extent of it, was secured round the loins, with a belt to keep the lower part from the ground and the whole from falling off, when the arms were at liberty.  The collar of the dress was sometimes made of alternate stripes of otter and deer skins sewed together, and sufficiently broad to cover the head and face when turned up, and this is made to answer the purpose of a hood of a cloak in bad weather—­occasionally leggings or gaiters were worn, and arm coverings, all made of deer skins—­their moccasins were also made of the same material; in summer, however, they frequently went without any covering for the feet.

BOEOTHICK ARMS.