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boat party having slept there a night or two pre- 

 viously. Being desirous of overtaking them with- 

 out delay, we immediately resumed our voyage, 

 but were caught in the middle of the lake by a 

 violent thunder-storm, accompanied by strong 

 gusts of wind. The voyagers were alarmed, and 

 pulled vigorously for the eastern shore, on which 

 we landed soon after eleven. The shores of 

 Buffalo Lake are generally low ; but, on the west 

 side, there is an eminence named Grizzle Bear 

 Hill, which is conspicuous at a considerable dis- 

 tance. It probably extends in a north-west di- 

 rection towards the plateau of Methy Portage and 

 Clear-water River. The valley to the east is 

 occupied by Methy, Buffalo, and Clear Lakes, the 

 last of which is said to have extensive arms. 



Embarking at daylight on the 27th, we crossed 

 the remainder of the lake, being about fourteen 

 miles, and entered the Methy River, which we 

 found to our satisfaction higher than usual ; as in 

 so shallow a stream the navigation is very tedious 

 in dry seasons. The watermarks on the trees 

 skirting the river showed that the water had 

 fallen at least five feet, since the spring floods. 

 The moschetoes are more numerous in seasons of 

 high water, and this year was no exception to the 

 general rule. 



At the Rapid of the Tomb ( La Cimetiere) several 



