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Miles from the Fort. The River beyond them narrows into a Stream of 
about 300 Yards; passed some houses built by Mr. McDonell and Mr. 
Hilyear, in the Year 1812. The Country every where swampy and 
miserable Timber. Fine Berry, called by the Indians Eye Berry, like 
a Strawberry in Appearance with the taste of a Blackberry;* the Goose- 
berry, so called by the Indians from the Geese feeding on it; and a beau- 
tiful Shrub with a round blue Berry and fine Bloom? The Character of 
the Country continues the same to the Split Lake, 150 miles from the 
Fort. The Tide turning, we returned, endeavoured to find a Post 
























RUINS OF FORT PRINCE OF WALES, LOOKING N.E.—CHURCHILL RIVER. 
From Dr. Bell’s Sketch in Geological Survey Report, 1880. 
which had been built on the North East Side, by Mr. Auld, but could 
not. Dined off the Flambro’ Head and arrived at the Fort at 9 in the 
Evening. The width of the Nelson River may be 21 miles between 
Yains Creek, and the Beacon on the Point de [?] Marsh. The River 
is very shallow at low Water, and has two Channels, the deepest on the 
North Side. The Bottom of the River is very stony, with flat Shore on 
South Side; and muddy Bottom with high Banks of Sand on the North 
Shore. As to building a Fort in Nelson River, it appears to be imprac- 

1 This is probably Rubus arcticus, the strawberry-leaved bramble, though it 
might be the R. triflorus of Richardson (App.to Franklin). The latter was especially 
common about York Fort, and is stated by Britton and Brown (Flora of N. States 
and Canada) to be intermediate between blackberry and raspberry. ÆEyeberry is 
mentioned by Franklin, First Journey (ed. 1823), p. 300, but no Latin name is given, 
and I cannot trace it elsewhere. 
2 Possibly Vaccinium corymbosum L. The swamp blueberry, a shrub 5 to 10 
feet high; if found as far north as York Fort. 

