154 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 
without either himself or his dogs tasting food. 
At length, when he had determined on killing one 
of the dogs to satisfy his hunger, he happily met 
with a beaten track, which led him to some Indian 
lodges, where he obtained a supply of food. 
~ The morning of the 21st was cold, but pleasant 
for travelling. We left Mr. Isbester and his com- 
panion, and crossed the peninsula of Musquito 
Point, to avoid a detour of several miles which 
the river makes. Though we put up at an early 
hour, we gained eleven miles this day. Our en- 
campment was at the lower extremity of Tobin's. 
Falls. The snow being less deep on the rough 
ice which enclosed this rapid, we proceeded, on 
the 22d, at a quicker pace than usual, though at 
the expense of great suffering to Mr. Back, my- 
self, and Hepburn, all our feet being much galled. 
After passing Tobin’s Falls, the river expands to 
the breadth of five hundred yards, and its banks 
are well wooded with pines, poplars, birch, and 
willows. Many tracks of moose-deer and wolves 
were observed near the encampment. : 
~ On the 23d the sky was generally overcast, and ~ 
there were several snow showers. We saw two 
wolves and some foxes cross the river in the 
course of the day, and passed many tracks of the 
moose and red-deer. Soon after we had encamp- 
ed the snow fell heavily, which was an advan- 
