THE THLEW-EE-CHOH. I43 



seen to rise from behind the sand-hills anounced, 

 shortly afterwards, the approach of the men ; and 

 at a late hour, the Indian first, and afterwards the 

 others, came in. De Charloit groaned under the 

 weight of a musk-ox's head and horns, while his 

 companions were more usefully laden with the 

 spoils of some good fat deer. 



They had fallen on the river the second day, 

 and described it as being large enough for boats. 

 Returning along its banks by a wide lake, and 

 two tributary streams as large as itself, they 

 ascertained that it was really the same stream, 

 the source of which I had thus accidentally dis- 

 covered in the Sand-hill Lake close to us; which 

 was now distinguished by the name of Sussex 

 Lake, after His Royal Highness the Vice- Patron 

 of the expedition. I had reserved a little grog 

 for this occasion, and need hardly say with what 

 cheerfulness it was shared among the crew, 

 whose welcome tidings had verified the notion 

 of Dr. Richardson and myself, and thus placed 

 beyond doubt the existence of the Thlew-ee- 

 choh. 



