106 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
Of the foregoing cargoes—28 packs of Leather are for New Caledonia 
and 25 ps. for Jasper’s House Outfit. Detained 1 hour pitching canoes. 
Encamped at 7 p.m. 
21st, Thursday.—Fine weather. Embarked at 5 a.m. and encamped 
at 7 after mounting a very strong and long Rapid in which Bouche’s! 
canoe got broken. 
22nd.—Rained last night—day overcast. Bouche’s canoe having 
been repaired we started after 6 a.m. having previously exchanged his 
steersman (Lepine) who finds himself unable to perform his duty in 
that capacity, his eyesight being bad. At breakfast time, we found 
that the same canoe required more repairs and were consequently 
delayed four hours more for that purpose—2 of the other canoes were 
also gummed. Afterwards proceeded opposite to McLeod’s Branch? 
and encamped at + past 6 p.m. River hitherto very Rapidous. | 
23rd.—Continued raining all last night and ceased this morning 
at 6 o’clock when we embarked. Delayed one hour extra at breakfast 
gumming 2 of the canoes. Marched till7 p.m. Ascended a great number 
of steep rapids to-day. 
24th, Monday.—Fine pleasant weather. Embarked this morning 
at + past 5. Gummed 3 canoes at breakfast time—which delayed us 
an hour, and afterwards one of the same requires gumming again which 
causes another delay. Encamped + past 6 p.m. Loyer and Picard were 
off hunting this morning but saw nothing. Jollibois falls sick with a 
swelling in his throat. 
25th, Tuesday.—Fine weather. Started at 4 past 5a.m. Gummed 
our canoes twice. Encamped at 6 p.m. Ascended many strong rapids 
to-day. Jollibois still unwell, unable to do duty. 
26th.—Rain this morning prevented from starting till near 7 o’clock. 
We then proceeded till 9 when we came up to a camp of Stone Indians* 
where we took breakfast and traded with them a little dried provisions— 
during our stay here one of our canoes regummed—resumed our Journey 
at 11a.m. Shortly after another canoe having got a slight break in one 
of the rapids, put ashore to gum. Indeed we find all our canoes too 
much laden to proceed without getting damaged in such strong rapids 
as we have passed to-day and they have so often rubbed on the rocks 
in them that we were obliged to put ashore at 4 past 5 p.m. and have 


‘Probably Boucher. 
* McLeod river, an important tributary of the Athabaska; falls in from the 
south. 
8 Assiniboin Indians; in western Canada, usually called Stonies; have a reserve 
at Morley, 40 miles west of Calgary. 
