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picturesque, its shores are rather low, except at 

 the Rock's-nest, and two or three eminences on 

 the eastern side. The only wood is the pine, 

 which is twenty or thirty feet high, and about 

 one foot in diameter. Our distance to-day was 

 six miles. 



July 1. — Our guide directed us to proceed to- 

 wards a deep bay on the north side of the lake, 

 where he supposed we should find the river. In 

 consequence of the bad state of the ice, we em- 

 ployed all the different modes of travelling we 

 had previously followed in attaining this place ; 

 and, in crossing a point of land, had the misfor- 

 tune to lose one of the dogs, which set off in 

 pursuit of some rein-deer. Arriving at the bay, 

 we only found a stream that fell into it from the 

 north-east, and looked in vain for the Copper- 

 Mine River. This circumstance confused the 

 guide, and he confessed that he was now doubt- 

 ful of the proper route ; we, therefore, halted, 

 and despatched him, with two men, to look for 

 the river from the top of the high' hills near the 

 Nest-rock. During this delay a slight injury was 

 repaired, which one of the canoes had received. 

 We were here amused by the interesting spec- 

 tacle of a wolf chasing two rein-deer on the ice. 

 The pursuer being alarmed at the sight of our 

 nien, gave up the chase when near to the hind- 



