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dian Voyageur soon finds a Remedy and our Men were immediately occu- 
pied in repairing the Hole. The Woods furnished the Material. Bark 
from the Birch Tree Wattape from the Root of the Pine, Splints made 
from the Cedar Tree and the Crossbars. In the Evening all was ready 
to start in the Morning. The Water was so low that we resolved on 
leaving four of our Men behind and our heavy Baggage, by which we 
lightened our Canoe, a very great object. We left the Pemmican for 
four days, knowing that Mr. McDonell would pass in a few Days with 
his Boats. We might have been taken up by Mr. McDonell, but there 
are two Routes, and it was only by leaving a Letter that Mr. McDonell 
knew we had left the Men behind. 
Tuesday the 21st August. At Daylight we started but notwith- 
standing we had lightened so much, we struck at every Moment, and so 
hard that we dreaded every Moment knocking out the Bottom. We all 
undressed that we might swim with greater Ease. At 7 we arrived at 
Green Water Portage, 50 Paces. The Stones are like knives. A few 
Minutes brought us to the Upper Carrying Portage, 30 Paces. Our 
Guide, an able experienced Steersman, was so unnerved by the Accident 
of Yesterday, and touching at every Moment, that he gave up his Post, 
and at the very Moment he had a most dangerous Rapid to run. We 
escaped in Safety, having struck against a flat Rock, in going down, 
which almost upset us. Great quantity of Ducks, Bustards, Geese, and 
Plovers. In half an Hour, arrived at second Carrying Place; 10 o’clock 
Mossy Décharge. In five Minutes Smalt River Portage.? Passed Upper 
Burnt Wood ; rocky launching Portage Walked about two Miles 
through a Wood, Strawberries, Raspberries, Currants, Gooseberries [?] 
Boujical or Moose Berry, beautiful Plant with a transparent red Berry, 
favourite Food of the Moose Deer ;* Sasquetuin,? Morgan’s Rock, and 
Devil’s Portage. At Lower Burnt Wood, the Country becomes now 
more hilly, or rather, high Sand Banks. Brass Décharge, Point of 
Rocks, Terre Jaune. At 4 we arrived at the last Rapid before the Rock 
Depot, a most dangerous Rapid, where we were nearly lost. Our old 
Guide, who had before resumed his Situation and Courage, and who had 
conducted us through many dangerous Rapids, with admirable Skill, was 
now at the Bows, and directing the Canoe. At once, when in the most 

1 Ground Water Creek P. in Franklin’s map. 
2 Smooth Rocks, Portage of Franklin ? 
3 These two are given in reverse order by Franklin (as above, p. 38). 
4 Richardson in App. to Franklin gives mooseberry, mongsoameena of the Crees, 
Viburnum Oxycoccus, Pursh, that is V. Opulus. This plant agrees with descrip- 
tion in text better than the mooseberry of Britton and Brown’s Flora of N. States 
and Canada which is given as Viburnum lantanoides, Michaux, the hobble-bush. 
5 Sasquetum, Sascatoom, la poire, Amelanchier canadense. 
