Martin


 * __Diary of Jaque Clouso__ **

__**Log Entry #1**__

I am very glad that i decided to move to New France. They need my help here, I must explore the West and north of the new world. I met a wonderful named women Marie and I married her. She is most beautiful and I don’t know how i will go on with my job without her. I am leaving to explore in two days and will not see my loving wife for a very long time. I will miss her sweet touch and warm hugs. But i must go on to explore the west and find havens of fur. Marie has been helping me pack; most of my provisions are food and clothes. I must survive on salt pork and any other animals I can find. If worst comes to worst I shall be forced to either eat my shoes or scrounge moss and lichen. I am planning on travelling with two other explorers; I am hoping they are a little more experienced then me because I only speak a little native language. I have been building a canoe for six months now; it is built of the finest wood and shaped to perfection. All though I am leaving my wonderful wife behind I cannot wait to explore the world in the name of France. I will be one of the most famous explorers of my time and find many riches. I figure as long as I am friendly to the Natives they will accept me as a friend and help me through the harsh conditions of the west. My partners are planning on heading north so I must convince them that it shall be easier and more profitable to head west. Well I must bid you adieu, I need as much rest as I can get before I leave.

Jaynes Klouch

__Log Entry #2__

  It is my eight days since leaving my beloved wife Marie. I have travelled far west with my two companions. It has been hard traveling and we have already been forced to boil and eat our own shoes. It hasn't been all bad we have been bonding closer when we smoke kinikinik basically every day. Lately we have been seeing more and more natives. Luckily Jaynes Klouch speaks some native tongue because he has convinced a few of the natives to assist us in our expedition. We have found bountiful amounts of fur along the way and next time we arrive at a native village we wish to trade our furs for some food. Well that is the end to this journal log and you shall be hearing more later on in my expedition as long as i survive

Jaynes Klouch Marie Bibliography Baldwin, Douglas. //New France and the Fur Trade//. Calgary: Weigl Educational Assoc, 2003. Print "Coureurs de bois." //The Canadian Encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2010. "coureur de bois -