Eee JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 
Pine Island Lake, about three miles and a half to 
Cumberland House. The margin of the lake 
was so incrusted with ice, that we had to break 
through a considerable space of it to approach 
the landing place. When we considered that 
this was the effect of only a few days’ frost at 
the commencement of winter, we were convinced 
of the impracticability of advancing further by 
water this season, and therefore resolved on ac- 
cepting Governor Williams’s kind invitation to 
remain with him at this post. We immediately 
visited Mr. Connolly, the resident partner of the 
North-West Company, and presented to him Mr. 
Mac Gillivray’s circular letter. He assured us that 
he should be most desirous to forward our pro- 
gress by every means in his power, and we sub- 
sequently had ample proofs of his sincerity and 
kindness, The unexpected addition of our party _ 
to the winter residents at this post, rendered an 
increase of apartments necessary ; and our men 
were immediately appointed to complete and ar- 
range an unfinished building as speedily as pos- 
sible. — me . 
_ November 8.—Some mild Weather succeeded 
to the severe frosts we had at our arrival ; and the 
lake had not been entirely frozen before the 6th: 
but this morning the ice was sufficiently firm to 
admit of sledges crossing it. The dogs were 
