126 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
19th, Friday.—Fine weather. Start at $ past 4 a.m. 
20th.—Wind ahead—prevented by fog from starting early—got 
bewildered 3 or 4 hours before finding the Detroit!—arrive at La Cloche? 
about 5 p.m. 

21st.—Sunday.—Day of rest—fine weather. 
22nd.— do Wind strong. 
23rd.—Leave La Cloche Fort at 9 a.m.—at 1 forced ashore by wind 
at La Cloche. 
24th.—Start at 5 a.m. Enter Riviere des Francais* at 4 p.m. 
Encamp between 7 and 8 at Grand Campment. Heavy rain during 
day. 
25th.—Embark after 5 a.m. Breakfast at the Ist Portage* En- 
camp on the last.® 
26th.—Start before 6. Cross Lac Nipisingue® partly sailing. En- 
camp at the height of land—passed 5 portages. 
27th.—Start before 6. Enter the Ottawa’? about 6 p.m. Encamp 
at Campment Rouge. Passed 5 portages. Rain off and on these last 
3 days. 
28th.—Wet weather. Start } before 9 a.m., break one of the 
canoes leaving Roche Capitaine’ portage. Encamp at Riviere de Moine? 
past 7. 
29th.—Overcast. Start before 6 a.m. Breakfast at the lower 
Portage Joachim.” Encamp about 9 miles above Fort Coulonge.” 
30th.—Fine weather. Arrive at Fort Coulonge about 8 a.m. Stop 
to breakfast. Farms scattered along the River’s Bank. Encamp at the 
upper end of Lac des Chats. 

1 The Little Detroit, a strait between Aird island and the mainland, north shore 
of North Channel; has a minimum width of 115 feet. 
* A post on the mainland seven miles N. W. of La Cloche island, North 
channel. 
8 French river. 
* Petites Dalles, 3 miles from Lake Huron. 
5 Chaudiere portage, 48 miles from lake Huron. 
5 Lake Nipissing; distance from Chaudieré portage to east end of lake, 304 
miles. 
7 At present village of Mattawa, 44 miles from lake Nipissing. 
® Rocher Capitaine rapid, 35 miles from Mattawa. 
* River Dumoine, 45 miles from Mattawa. 
® Des Joachim rapid, 52 miles from Mattawa. 
! Present village of Fort Coulonge. 
