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at the portage by John Moore’s Island. Here the 
river rushes with irresistible force through the 
channels formed by two rocky islands; and we 
learned, that last year a poor man, in hauling a 
boat up one of these channels, was, by the break- 
ing of the line, precipitated into the stream and 
‘hurried down the cascade with such rapidity, that 
‘all efforts to save him were ineffectual. His 
body was afterwards —e and interred near 
the spot. 
The Weepinapannis is composed of several 
branches which separate and unite, again and 
again, intersecting the country in a great variety 
of directions. We pursued the principal chan- 
nel, and having passed the Crooked Spout, with 
several inferior rapids, and crossed a small piece 
of water, named Windy Lake, we entered a 
smooth deep stream about three hundred yards 
wide, which has got the absurd appellation of the 
Rabbit Ground. The marshy banks of this river 
are skirted by low barren rocks, behind which 
there are some groups of stunted trees. As we 
advanced, the country becoming flatter, gradually 
opened to our view, and we at length arrived at 
a shallow, reedy lake, the direct course through 
which leads to the Hill Portage. This route has, 
however, of late years been disused, and we there. 
fore turned towards the north, and crossing a small 
