[Garry] DIARY OF NICHOLAS GARRY 119 
fasted near a very fine Waterfall which is formed by the River running 
over a high perpendicular Rock of about 120* Feet high almost perpen- 
dicular Fall. The Breadth of the River is computed to be almost 150 
Feet. The River then runs through a Bed of Slate with very high Banks 
on each Side, in a rugged rough State, as if the Current had forced its 
Way through. Here Mr. McGillivray took Leave of us. At 8 o’clock 
we arrived at the Portage d’Ecarté? which is about 700 Paces. The 
North West [Company| have made a Road here but it is in a very dilapi- 
dated State. The Road is merely two Pieces of Timber placed together. 
This Road is cut through the Woods. Low Trees, great Variety of 
‘Shrubs and Flowers. Wurtleberry covered with ripe Berries, a small 
blue Berry; the small Shrub called by the Indians Sasqueetum; it pro- 
duces a very nice Berry, in the unripe State a fine Red but when ripe 
becomes purple. The Indians put them in their Pemican.* After pad- 
dling 20 minutes we came to the Décharge de Rose 300 Paces. Then 
paddling 20 minutes to the Portage d’Islet, 800 Paces. Paddling 5 
minutes to the Portage [illegible], 150 Paces. This is a beautiful Rapid 
running over a Bed of Rocks within a narrow Channel. Paddling 10 
minutes we arrived at the Portage des Couteaux 300 Paces. Paddling 
20 minutes we came to a Décharge 50 Paces over a Rock. Ten minutes 
paddling another without Name, the latter + a mile through a Wood. 
Paddling 20 minutes to the Portage “ But de mauvais Décharge.” Pad- 
dling 20 minutes, Tremble Décharge. After paddling 10 minutes we 
left the main Branch of the River and our Course which had been 
West is now North and is called the Dog Rivulet. After paddling 40 
minutes Décharge des Bateaux. At 3 o’clock we arrived at the Décharge 
du Petit Diable where we dined. After 10 minutes arrived at.the 
Portage du Grand Diable. Regretted we had not waited to dine with 
him, he being pleasantly situated but not inaptly named as a Portage, it 
being a devilish bad one. Paddling 40 minutes Portage de Chien—fine 
Waterfall. This Portage is over a very high Mountain on the Top of 
which is a most wild romantic View. The whole Country is undulating, 
covered with low Pines, Hill rising above Hill, in the Middle a narrow 
winding Stream with a strong Current, beautifully contrasted with the 
dark Shades of the Pine. Great Quantity of Strawberries. This Por- 
tage is two miles. The Day was intensely hot and our poor Men suffered 
dreadfully from Heat and the Bites of Musquitoes. We were 24 Hours 

1 Ascertained to be 90 feet. [Note in Diary.] Probably Kababeka Falls. The 
name in Chippewa signifies the ‘‘ great fall”, the one which comes “ straight down ”. 
2 Strayed Portage. 
35 Amelanchier canadensis, the ‘‘ poire ”, or seruce berry. See note on “ poire” 
furthur down. 
