[BURPEE] AN ADVENTURER FROM HUDSON BAY 97 



miles. Having left the Eiver to-day, entered Deer Lake/ and paddled up- 

 "wards of 20 miles in it; From the mouth of Chuckitanaw river to this 

 lake the course is nearly S.W. by true Compass & distance 135 miles as 

 judged; in which are innumerable quantity of Falls & carrying places. 



10. Friday. Paddled & carried our Canoes at times; Spearing 

 fish; & the sick people retarding our proceeding. Departed from Deer 

 lake and paddled in a river. Course South 31° W. Distance 31 miles. 

 I observe no difference of the produce of the country, only that Birch 

 wood grows along the bank in places. 



11. Saturday. This morning we discovered a poor Native seem- 

 ingly at the point of death ; his neighbours had left him behind, & we 

 also did; paddled & carried the Canoes & Goods. Fish jumping in the 

 LaJce, but being cloudy, we could not spear any ; paddled about 12 miles 

 in the river, which was very shoal ; then entered Pimochickomow Lake.^ 

 Course to-day South 46° Wt. Distance 36 miles. 



12. Sunday. We did not proceed; several men went a Moose 

 hunting; but without success. 



13. Monday. We did not proceed; men went a hunting; they saw 

 the tracks of several but killed none; Hungry times: A quarter of an 

 Eagle, Gull or Duck is one persons Allowance pr. day. 



14. Tuesday. In the Evening proceeded: Two of our Company 

 very sickly, lying helpless in the Canoes : One canoe overtook us, they 

 inform'd us that four Indians are dead; One of them a Leader: others 

 obldged to be left on the road. Paddled on tilie Lake South 49° Wast 

 20 miles, & came at Wethawecwakechewan Eiver head : Tried the depth 

 of water which was two fathoms : Many Islands in the Lake. It is about 

 three miles broad. 



15. Wednesday. Proceeded : deep water, plenty of Fish : At noon 

 several Asinepoet Natives ^ came up with us, who confirm the Accounts 

 received yesterday : I laid up another reserve of tobacco : Paddled about 



5 miles in the Lake & entered Saskatchewan Eiver;* at the same time 



''owethiniko Sepee bore N. W. b. N. one mile & a half : Our Course in 



Pomochickomow lake nearly S. W. distance 65 miles : Paddled about nine 



miles S.S.W. in Saskatchewan Eiver & entered Sequesew river: good 



water in Saskatchewan. Course South 54° West, distance 52 miles. 



1 A lake 27 miles long, west of Knee lake. 



2 Cross lake. 



3 Assiniboines. 



* This and other references here to rivers are rather puzzling. This 

 )uld seem to be the Nelson above Cross lake. The Nelson appears on 

 le early maps as the Saskatchewan. 



Sec. TL, 1908. 7. 



