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The party camped early after travelling about ten miles, as they 
had succeeded in killing sufficient deer to keep them busy the rest of the 
day cutting up and drying, and also a sufficient supply to give them a 
quiet Sunday in camp. 
" June 23rd. While the men were fixing up the sled for a start we 
went ahead, crossing a point on the south east side, where w r e found a 
small stream entering the lake. Here the Indians were successful in 
catching several fine trout, which we roasted for dinner. The country 
we found rocky, and intersected with small lakes. The party with the 
dog sleds made about eight miles. 
"June 24th. Made about four miles to the end of the lake, which 
is probably about twenty miles in length, and from two to two and a 
half in breadth. Then portaged over a mile to the north east end of 
another small lake, which we crossed about three miles, and pitched 
our camp. Wood is getting very scarce. In winter the little that is 
here must be covered deep with snow. 
" June 25th. From here we have to make a portage of four miles 
to a small lake on the course of the Lockhart River, which connects 
McKay Lake and Aylmer Lake. Found the river open between the 
lakes, and lots of water at the lake edge. Went about two miles on the 
north east bay of this lake to the outlet the Lockhart River and 
camped on the north bank. The native soil of the Musk-ox. Here a 
portage has to be made of over a mile over a rocky hill. On the road 
we saw a couple of Musk-ox heads killed a couple of years ago by one 
of our men. The country near the mouth of the river is smooth and 
sandy, with a good deal of muskeg. On the north bank a range of hills 
runs north east, having the general aspect of rocky and rough land. 
Aylmer Lake, as seen from this point, bends away to the south east. 
The river that runs below this hill is probably about a mile in length 
from the intermediate small lake to Aylmer Lake. 
"June 2(>th. From here we sent several men up the river to McKay 
I.ake to bring back a large birch canoe, used by Mr. Pike last year, 
the Indians taking our baggage on their sleds. Got on the rocky por- 
tage and had dinner, and then started off on Aylmer Fake, but found 
To be Continued. 
