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ill River. Its Lake-like Character. Poisonous Plants 

 and Native Medicines. Athabasca Brigade. Sand-fly 

 Lake. The Country changes its Aspect. Bull-dog 

 Fly. Isle a la Crosse Lake. Its Altitude above the 

 Sea. Length of the Missinipi. Isle a la Crosse Fort. 

 Roman Catholic Mission. Deep River. Canada Lynx, 

 Buffalo Lake. Methy River and Lake. Murrain among 

 the Horses. Burbot or La Loche. A Mink. Methy 

 Portage. Join Mr. Bell and his Party - - 75 



CHAP. IV. 



Clear-Water River, Valley of the Washakummow. 

 Portages. Limestone Cliffs. Shale, Elk or Atha- 

 basca River. Wapiti. Devonian Strata. Geological 

 Structure of the Banks of the River. Athabasca Lake, 

 or Lake of the Hills. Meet Mr, M'Pherson with the 

 Mackenzie River Brigade. Send Home Letters. L'Es- 

 perance's Brigade. Fort Chepewyan. Height of Lake 

 Athabasca above the Sea. Rocks. Plumbago. Forest 

 Scenery. Slave River. Rein-Deer Islands. Portages. 

 Native Remedies. Separate from Mr. Bell and his 

 Party - - - - - - - 116 



CHAP. V. 



Pyrogenous Rocks, Rate of the Current of Slave River. 

 Salt River and Springs. Geese. Great Slave Lake, 

 Domestic Cattle. Deadraan's Islands. Horn Moun- 

 tain, Hay River. Alluvial Lignite Beds. Macken- 

 zie's River. Marcellus Shale. Fort Simpson. River 

 of the Mountains. Rocky Mountains. Spurs. Animals, 

 Affluents of the Mackenzie. Cheta-ut-Tinne - - 147 



