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we pursued, or of following (he boundary line to the Grand 

 Portage, which is about forty miles south-west of the mouth 

 of the Kamanatekwoya. We preferred the former route as 

 it appeared to be the shortest and in best repair, and as 

 the Grand Portage route had been fully explored by the 

 boundary line commission ; another motive was, the ap- 

 prehension that our canoes might, at that season of the year, 

 be detained some time on Lake Superior, in coasting from 

 the Grand Portage to Fort William. In the annexed note, 

 will be found an estimate of the distances from Fort Doug- 

 las to Lake Superior, as well as a recapitulation of the 

 Portages and Decharges on that route, together with the 

 length of several of the Portages.* 



• Estimate of distances Jroin Fort Douglas to Fort William. 



Miles. 

 From Fort Douglas to the mouth of Red river ... 43 



Through Lake Winnepeek -- 64 



Up Winnepeek river 175 



Through the Lake of tlie Woods 80 



Up Rainy Lake river .-.--... 104 



Through Rainy Lake 45 



Up small streams and lakes to the height of land ... 194 

 Through small lakes, Dog and Kamanatekwoya rivers, to Fort 

 William 118 



823 



These distances agree tolerably well with those given by Mackenzie. 



LIST OF PORTAGES AND DECHARGES. 



Winnepeek and Rainy Rivers, SJc. 



1 . No name. 



2. Portage des Eaux mouvantes. 



3. Decharge de ITllet. 



4. Decharge du defunt Minet. 



5. Portage des Grandes Eaux qui remuent. 



