34 THE LABRADOR PENINSULA. CHAP. HI. 



Iii a map constructed by the Jesuit Father Laure, dated 

 1 Checoutirni, August 23, 1731,'* the mouth of the 'Moyse' 

 is drawn near Seven Islands. The rapids of the river are 

 also represented, but the 'Moyse' is delineated as flowing 

 through a large lake called Atatchigamichick. This lake 

 has no existence on the Moisie, but is an expansion of a 

 small river bearing the same name, and described in this 

 narrative as the Cold Water River an affluent of the 

 Moisie, up which our route lay towards the table land. 

 Lake Ashwanipi is also indicated on Father Laure's map 

 under the name of Lake Achouapipi, and the Nasquapees 

 are stated to occupy the country north of this lake under 

 the name of Les Cuneskapi. 



The stones and fire-holes for the vapour-bath were seen 

 in the neighbourhood of old Indian lodges, showing that, 

 like the rivers and lakes from the Eocky Mountains to 

 Labrador, which bear names derived from the same 

 language, we find the favourite remedy for sickness 

 adopted and cherished by all the ramifications of the 

 great Cree nation. 



The difficulties encountered in reaching the foot of the 

 Bapids were so great that we determined to send our 

 baggage across the Grand Portage, and wait a day or two 

 before we attempted to bring the canoes up to our camp. 

 The men complained of the steep hills and rocks, and 

 declared it was impossible to carry canoes over such 

 rugged paths without more ' cutting out.' 



On the morning of Thursday (13th) we commenced to 

 cross the great barrier to the interior country, not without 



* The original of this map is in the Canadian Library of Parliament. 



