118 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
24th.—Fine weather. Start at 4 a.m. having got thro’ the first 
Lake! we proceed up the Narrows and encamp at the end of the 2nd 
Lake? at 7 p.m. 
25th.—Fine weather. Resume at 4 past 4 a.m. and paddle thro’ 
the Lake by 3. p.m. See Indians and trade 3 pairs snow shoes. Continue 
up the River till past 7 o’clock and encamp about an hour’s march 
above our last year’s encampment. 
26th.—Fine weather. Embark at 4 past 4 a.m. Very little ice 
and snow on the banks of the River. Encamp at 7 p.m., beyond our 
last year’s encampment, an hour’s march. 
Sunday, 27th.—Fine weather. Embark at 4 o’clock and proceed 
till 7 and encamp on a Sandy Point a short distance below the Dalles des 
Morts. 
28th.—Light rain in the evening. Start at 4 a.m. Get up the 
Dalles des Morts, take breakfast and gum our boats by 12 o’clock—use 
the line often. Rapids very strong and frequent. Encamp at 7 p.m. 
29th.—Rain in the evening. Embark at 4 a.m. and encamp at 7. 
30th.—Rain all the forenoon. Start at + past 4 a.m. Arrive ‘at 
the Boat Encampment at $ past 10. Occupy the remainder of the day 
packing and preparing the loads. 
May— 
Ist.—Fine weather. Having put up the Boats and other property 
in cache, we commence our journey across the mountains at 7 a.m. 
the 14 men being loaded with the following baggage, &c. 
aper trunks 2loads Get through the first point of woods 
eds Be art by 4 past 10 o’clock found no snow 
7 and less water in the swamps than last 
year—took breakfast and allowed the 
men to rest till 1 p.m. and then resumed 
our route over the Battures. Water 
high in the River—at one place the 
Provs. for the Mess &c. River was too deep to ford with safety 
1 and therefore 
we take to the woods for a short distance. Encamp about 4 way 
between the two points of woods. 
2p 
2b 
b 
bo 
1 portmanteau 
1 case 
2 kegs liquor 
3 pactons sundries 
May 2.—Fine weather. Start at 4 a.m. Gained the 2nd point of 
woods by 6 o’elock. Got thro’ these woods before 9—take breakfast 
and rest till 4 past 11. Then proceed over the Battures* to the foot of 


! Lower Arrow lake. 
? Upper Arrow lake. 
3 Name applied to the sand and gravel bars of the river-bottoms. 
