126 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



uiulerway at twelve. James Morrowick, William Dunnet, John Ross, 

 and myself in a small canoe Avith six bags of Pimmican to pass by the 

 Deers Lake and from thence to the Athabasca," and on the 6th, when 

 the Journal ends, he put up at the Frog Carrying Place. 



From there it is not quite certain how far he travelled, Ijut as 

 Arrowsmith's map of 1811 shows that a survey has been made of the 

 route as far west as the east end of Lake Athabasca, it is probable that 

 he made that survey and returned before the autumn set in. 



In the end of the journal from which I have just quoted there 

 is also a short meteorological register at Swan River from November 1 

 to 10, 1807, which appears to be in Fidler's hand-writing and which 

 would indicate that he had returned to that post before the winter set 

 in. The winter of 1807-8 may therefore, in default of other evidence, 

 be assumed to have been spent at Swan River. 



There is some indication in casual references and letters that the 

 winter of 1808-1809 was spent at Churchill, and that the summer of 

 1809 was spent in making a survey of Churchill River from its mouth 

 up to Isle a la Crosse, for records of astronomical observations are given 

 as having been taken that summer at Isle a la Crosse and also at the 

 Hudson's Bay Company's post called Clapham House on Reindeer 

 Lake. 



His whereabouts during the years from 1809 to 1811 are not known, 

 but it is possible that for part of this time he was continuing his surveys 

 on the Paukathakuskow and Seal Rivers to the north of Churchill 

 River in order to find, if possible, some easier route to the upper Churchill 

 and Athabasca countries than that used by the traders of the North- 

 West Company, but it is evident that no such route was discovered, 

 although the lower portion of Churchill River was regularly used as 

 a trading route up as far as Indian Lake and Three Point Lake until 

 the union of the Companies in 1821. 



In 1811 he would appear to have left the North country and to 

 have moved southward to the Red River settlement, and it is not im- 

 probable that during 1811 and 1812 he was at Brandon House at the 

 mouth of Souris River. 



In the summer of 1812 he seems to have been at some place on 

 Pembina River, while during the winter of 1812-13 he was in charge 

 at Brandon House. 



In the following year his whereabouts are uncertain, but from 1814 

 to 1816 he has again at Brandon House, drawing a salary of £100 a 

 year, and 1820 and 1821 were spent at Fort Dauphin, west of Dauphin 

 Lake. 



In 1822 he is said to have died at Norway House at the age of fifty- 

 three. 



