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of the men packing and the rest helping the dogs. Climbed to the top 
of the hill and found a high, rolling, rocky country ; hardly any trees to 
be seen." 
"May 25th. Made a portage for four miles to a long, narrow lake. 
Then more rocky portages and small lakes till mid-day, when on account 
of the thaw we halted near a high cliff at a small, round lake. Started 
towards evening, and made a short portage into Lost Dog Lake. Made 
a couple of miles on this lake, and left by a low valley and camped in 
sight of Lac du Mort. Rocky ridges all around, here and there thinly 
strewn with small pines. If it were not for the lakes, which cut up the 
country, it would be impassable. They are generally more like a river 
than a lake. The portages are short, and continue to get lower the 
further we get away from the range of hills which skirts the north east 
shore of Slave Lake. The track is fairly straight. West of north is the 
general course. 
"May 26th. By mid-day reached the north end of Lac du Mori, 
where we were obliged to camp. Made about eight miles. This lake- 
is rather large, with long bays surrounded by smooth, rocky hills or 
banks nearly destitute of timber. This gives it much the appearance of 
a lake in the rolling prairie. 
" May 27th. The party remained in same cam]), hunting in the 
vicinity with apparently little success. Of the country seen, he says it 
consists of " long ridges of either smooth rock or piles of loose stones, 
similar to the edge of the lake, between which are mossy valleys or 
narrow lakes." 
" May 28th. Travelled to the end of Lac du Mort and portaged 
to the next lake." Here they thought they had found a cache of meat, 
and spent a couple of days trying to thaw it out, but it proved a disap- 
pointment, and they halted still longer, hunting the country over to find 
the deer. They travelled now only short distances a mile or two 
towards reported bands of deer. Of the country he says: "We have 
now got past the last of the belt of hills which lie to the north of Lac 
du Mort. The country, looking ahead north, is a level or rather rolling 
field of snow as far as the eye can see. The snow is perceptibly deeper 
as we go north." " In the immediate vicinity the rocky ridges are often 
