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proceeded on, with Cull and Taylor, in search of an Indian 

 path, through which they convey their canoes into the rivei* 

 above the overfall. Taylor, not having been here for many 

 years, had lost all recollection where to find it ; however, after 

 a tedious search w^ fell in with it, and perceived evident 

 signs of their having recently passed this way, but not ap- 

 parently in any great number. The evening advancing, we 

 retraced our steps, and reached our fire-place with the 

 close of the day. The night proved more mild than any 

 hitherto, and our rest proportionably better. Here I left 

 bread, pork, cocoa and sugar, for two days, and four gal- 

 lons of rum. ''i-f 



17th. South-westerly winds, with sleet and cold w^ea- 

 ther. Began this day's route by conducting the sledges in 

 a windino- direction amongst some high rocks, w^hich forms 

 the lower part of the waterfall ; — we had not proceeded 

 more than half a mile, before it was found necessary to un- 

 load and parbuckle the casks over a perpendicular neck of 

 land, which, projecting into the rapid, prevented the ice 

 attaching itself to its verge ; having reloaded on the oppo- 

 site side, and turned the Margin of Coves for the third of 

 a mile, we arrived at the foot of a steep bank where com- 

 menced the Indian path; here it was also necessary to 

 unload. Leaving the party to convey the things up ihe 

 bank, I went on with Cull and Taylor, to discover the farther 

 end of the path ; having come to a marsh, it was with 

 difficulty we again traced it ; at length we reached the 

 river above the overfall, its whole extent being one mile and 

 a quarter, — having gone on two miles beyond this, we re- 

 turned. At noon, the wind having veered to the south-east, 

 it came on to rain heavily, sent a division on to the farther 

 end of the path to prepare a fire, &c. At .3 P.M. all the 

 light baggage and arms being conveyed to the fire-place, 

 the sledges were left for the night half-way in the path, so 

 that after eight hours' fatigue, we had got little better than 

 a mile and a half. It continued to rain hard until y P.M. 



