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canoe being put into the water was found ex- 

 tremely ticklish, but it was managed with much 

 dexterity by St. Germain, Adam, and Peltier, 

 who ferried over one passenger at a time, causing 

 him to lie flat in its bottom, by no means a plea- 

 sant position, owing to its leakiness, but there 

 was no alternative. The transport of the whole 

 party was effected by five o'clock, and we walked 

 about two miles further, and encamped, having 

 come five miles and three quarters on a south- 

 west course. Two young alpine hares were shot 

 by St. Germain, which, with the small piece of 

 meat brought in by Junius, furnished the supper 

 of the whole party. There was no tripe de roche 

 here. The country had now become decidedly 

 hilly, and was covered with snow. The lake pre- 

 served its western direction, as far as I could see 

 from the summit of the highest mountain hear 

 the encampment. We subsequently learned from 

 the Copper Indians, that the part at which we had 

 crossed the river was the Congecatha-ivha-chaga 

 of Heame, of which I had little idea at the time, 

 not only from the difference of latitude, but also 

 from its being so much further east of the mouth 

 of the Copper-Mine River, than his track is laid 

 down ; he only making one degree and three 

 quarters' difference of longitude, and we, upwards 

 of four. Had I been aware of the fact, several 

 days' harassing march, and a disastrous accident 



