144 THE LABRADOR PENINSULA. CHAP. ix. 



said another ; ' and that mountain where the patch of 

 snow lies is 2,000 feet above us.' 



The variety of speckled trout which we caught so freely 

 was remarkably beautiful. Two deep crimson stripes ran 

 down the whole length of the body from the pectoral fin 

 to the tail. The throat and part of the belly were silver 

 white, the back dark green ; the side of the fish was 

 speckled with salmon-coloured spots margined with white. 

 Some of the spots were crimson surrounded with a silver 

 ring. The flesh of a few of them was quite white, but of 

 the majority of a deep salmon-colour. 



Early on the following morning we despatched the men 

 with a load and went to fish again, catching five and a half 

 dozen. One of the men returned to breakfast quite unwell ; 

 he had drunk too much cold water on the preceding day. 

 I prescribed for him essence of ginger, as usual, and after 

 two or three hours he was able to resume the march. 



After breakfast we made the following arrangement. 

 Mr. Caley and I were to go on in advance, and endeavour 

 to ascend the nearest mountain and ascertain its altitude ; 

 Mr. Gaudet was to measure the portage, assisted by the 

 young Nasquapee ; my brother was to sketch the scenery 

 from the highest point of the portage. The men were 

 to carry the baggage and canoes to the same spot, and 

 make the camp there. 



As Caley and I were about starting, Louis rolled up to 

 me, and said, with a queer expression of countenance, 

 ' You go up top that mountain ? ' 



' Yes, I said, we are going to try.' 



Louis held out his hand, saying, ' Ya-ma-pish,' ' Good- 

 bye for a little.' 



