A CHAIN OF LAKES. 287 



We pitched our camp about midday in a 

 thick patch of forest just on the edge of some 

 high "barrens " from which a splendid view of 

 the country on ahead was obtainable. A chain 

 of small lakes lay just below us, and beyond 

 these a great stretch of open grassy marshes. 

 Over these marshes I at once saw two lots 

 of caribou passing, all of them travelling 

 rapidly towards the south-west. 



After having had something to eat, I made 

 a round in the afternoon past the nearest 

 lake and on to the open ground beyond. I 

 found the whole country covered with caribou 

 paths, all leading from the north-east to the 

 south-west, and judging by the way in which 

 these trails were tracked up I have no hesitation 

 in saying that several hundreds of caribou 

 must have passed through these marshes 

 alone during the previous month. During the 

 afternoon we saw three big stags, one with a 

 herd of does, and the other two travelling by 

 themselves, but none of them had good heads, 

 so I left them alone. 



On the morning of November 1st I took 



