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tobacco, which in some season of affluence he 

 had concealed among the rocks. His little 

 treasure was in safety ; and, trusting to my sup- 

 plying his wants, he allowed it to remain for 

 a future emergency. 



The south-west face of the rock was smooth 

 and almost perpendicular ; and as we bore up to 

 the north-east, it became still more so, extend- 

 ing to the extreme limit of sight, in one unin- 

 terrupted mural precipice, along the base of 

 which was a succession of trap hills, with similar 

 faces, and rounded summits. I could not but re- 

 mark the resemblance of these last to the form- 

 ations around Point Lake, and on the coast to 

 the eastward of the Copper-mine. Being unable 

 to land on this side, we made for the north main 

 shore, on the declivities of which some patches 

 of last winter's snow were yet visible. Here we 

 disembarked ; and, the tent having been pitched, 

 La Prise set a net, which the following morning 

 produced a few white fish, a trout, and, what 

 surprised the Indians, an inconnu. * 



August 15. — A smart head wind with a 

 pitching sea did not allow us to do much with 

 the paddles ; and though we sought the lee of 

 any thing that offered shelter, we were soon 

 obliged to lie by. Presently intelligence was 



* Salmo Mackenzii. See Richardson's Appendix to 

 Franklin. 



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