﻿112 BAROMETEICAL OBSERVATIONS. June, 



By their agreements, our canoe-men were at 

 liberty to return as soon as we overtook the boats ; 

 and, in that case, the additional pieces we had 

 brought would of course be added to the baggage 

 of the boat party ; but I engaged them to assist us 

 during the time that we were occupied on the 

 portage, for an increase of wages of four shillings, 

 York currency, per diem each. 



June 29th. — Our canoe-men were early astir 

 this morning, and, before breakfast-time, had car- 

 ried all the cargo of the canoes to the banks of a 

 small lake, being two thirds of the whole portage, 

 or 16,724 paces: the entire distance from Methy 

 Lake to Clear- water River is 24,593 paces. 



By observations with the aneroid and Delcros' 

 barometers, I ascertained that the Little Lake was 

 elevated twenty-two feet above Methy Lake ; that 

 the highest part of the pathway between the Little 

 Lake and the Clear-water River rises above the 

 latter six hundred and fifty-six feet, but, above 

 Methy Lake, only sixty-six feet. The Cockscomb, 



