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boulders of porphyritic and common granites, 

 greenstone, and limestone occur ; also large an- 

 gular blocks, not worn or rounded, of a conglo- 

 merate of granite, chert, and hornblende rocks 

 cemented by a basis of ironstone. 



We reached Fort Resolution at 10 a.m.; and 

 having received some supplies of fish, and two or 

 three deals for repairing the boats, we resumed our 

 voyage, after a halt at the fort of one hour. Do- 

 mestic cattle have been introduced at this place, 

 and at the posts generally throughout the country, 

 even up to Peel's River and Fort Good Hope, 

 within the arctic circle. At this season the mos- 

 chetoes prevent them from feeding, except when 

 urged by extreme hunger ; and fires are made for 

 their accommodation near the forts, to which they 

 crowd, and, lying to leeward amidst the smoke, 

 ruminate at their ease. Smoke is the only remedy 

 against these venomous insects ; and at this time 

 of the year, when the heat renders a free circu- 

 lation of air in the houses essential, the rooms are 

 made comfortable by nailing bunting over the 

 windows, and burning turf or rotten wood in a pan 

 on the threshold of the door. At no place on our 

 route were the moschetoes in denser clouds than 

 this day at Fort Resolution ; and we gladly left 

 them behind as we launclied into the lake with a 

 favourable breeze. We had not gone above two 



