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lation of Bloody Fall, which he bestowed upon 

 it. Its situation by our observations is, in latitude 

 QT 42' 36" N., longitude 115° 49' 33'^ W., yaria- 

 tion 50° 20' 14'' E. This rapid is a sort of shelv- 

 ing cascade, about three hundred yards in lengthy 

 having a descent of from ten to fifteen feet. It is 

 bounded on each side by high walls of red sand 

 stone, upon which rests a series of lofty green 

 hills. On its north side, close to the east 

 bank, is the low rocky island which the Esqui- 

 maux had deserted. The surrounding scenery 

 was accurately delineated in a sketch taken 

 by Mr. Hood. We caught forty excellent fish 

 of the salmon and white fish species in a 

 single net below the rapid. We had not seen 

 any trees during this day's journey; our fuel 

 consisted of small willows and pieces of dried 

 Wood that were picked up near to the en- 

 campment. The ground is well clothed with 

 gi^ass, and nourishes most of the shrubs and 

 berry-bearing plants that we have seen north 

 of Fort Enterprise ; and the country altogether 

 has a richer appearance than the barren lands 

 of the Copper Indians. We had a distinct 

 view of the sea from the summit of a hill behind 

 the tents; it appeared choked with ice and full 

 of islands. 



On the morning of the 16th three men were 

 sent up the river to search for dried wood to 



