358 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 
in our neighbourhood, and old Keskarrah and his 
family, who remained as our guests. 
The fishing-nets were this day transferred from 
the river in which they had been set since our 
arrival, to Winter Lake, whither the fish had — 
removed, and the fishermen built a log-hut on its 
borders to reside in, that they — attend more 
closely to their occupation. 
The month of September commenced with very 
disagreeable weather. The temperature of the 
atmosphere ranged between 39° and 31° during 
the first three days, and that of the water in the 
river decreased from 49° to 44°. Several rein- 
deer and a large flight of white geese passed to 
the southward. These circumstances led us to 
fear for the comfort, if not for the safety, of our 
absent friends. On the 4th of September we 
commenced building our dwelling-house, having 
cut sufficient wood for the frame of it. 
In the afternoon of September the 6th, we re- 
- moved our tent to the summit of a hill, about 
three miles distant, for the better observing the 
eclipse, which was calculated to occur on the next 
morning. We were prevented, however, from 
witnessing it by a heavy snow-storm, and the only 
observation we could then make was to examine 
whether the temperature of the atmosphere altered 
during the i but we found that both the 
