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with sandy hills and plenty of grass. A little before we reached the 
lake another stream enters from the west. 
"July 20th. Remained in same camp. From a hill hack of camp 
saw a large lake still apparently covered with ice. 
" July 2 ist. Paddled to the end of the lake, about a mile. Here a 
ledge of rock runs across, to pass which we were obliged to portage 
everything, then we cross a small lake perhaps two miles long, entering 
the river again. It has here a small current but no real rapids. In a 
very short distance the river expands into a lake of a mile in length? 
then contracting into a narrow channel with a rapid. This we ran 
light, portaging the cargo. From the foot of this rapid the river widens 
out with a sluggish current for two miles, then a lake expansion for 
another two miles. To this point the morning's course has been nearly 
due north. From this lake we enter rough water, two miles being 
nearly all rapids. The upper half it was impossible to run so portaged 
but ran the lower half and entered a narrow winding lake, on which 
we made three or four miles and camped on a sandy ridge. A great 
deal of the country passed to-day consisted of benches and ridges 
probably grass covered, the banks of the river and lakes being high 
enough to conceal the view. Near the camp the banks of the lake become 
much lower being merely a long grassy slope to the sandy beach. There 
is very little wood in this part of the country and we have to use moss 
and green stuff for fire. 
"July 22nd. About four miles' paddling brought us to the end of 
the lake direction about due north then into the river again for about 
a mile, strong current but deep and good, we then cross a small lake of 
perhaps two miles in length. Here we turn to the east, the river 
flowing out of a bay at. that end." 
Here the party discovered an abandoned camp where the 
Esquimaux had spent some part of the previous season. After 
searching the place carefully, the indians determined the probable 
date of their departure and also the time of occupation, number 
of families and other details. Starting again the river was followed for 
nine or ten miles and found to be a large and deep stream, with strong 
current flowing through a fine prairie Hat, with hills which appeared 
