50 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 
of the post, to be forwarded by the Athabasca 
canoes néxt season, this being their place of ren- 
dezvous. . 
After this we» recommenced our voyage, and 
having pulled nearly a mile, arrived at Borto- 
wick’s Fall, where the boat was dragged up with 
a line, after part of the cargo had been carried 
over a small portage. From this place to the — 
Mud Portage, a distance of a mile and three 
quarters, the boats were pushed on with poles 
against a very rapid stream. Here we encamped, 
having come seven miles during the day on 4 
S.W. course. We had several snow showers i 
the course of the day, and the thermometer at 
bed-time stood at 30°. ee 
On the morning of the 18th, the country was 
clothed in the livery of winter, a heavy fall of 
snow having taken place during the night. We 
embarked at the usual hour, and, in the course of 
the day, crossed the Point of Rocks and Brassa 
Portages, and dragged the boats through several 
minor rapids... In this tedious way we only made 
good about nine miles. 
On Sunday the 19th we hauled the boats up 
Several short rapids, or, as the boatmen term 
them, expressively enough, spouts, and carried 
them over the Portages of Lower Burntwood and 
