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Otober. 
30th. 
November, 
Tf. 
Sth. 
A JOURNEY TO THE 
mals themfelves, are ready to receive their fkins 
from other Indians, and carry them to the Fort 
for trade. 
By the thirtieth of October, all. our clothing, 
fnowfhoes, and temporary fledges, being com- 
pleted, we once more began to prepare for mov- 
ing; and on the following day fet out, and walk- 
ed five or fix miles to the Southward. 
From the firft to the fifth of November we 
walked on the ice of a large lake, which, though 
very confiderable both in length and breadth, is 
not diftinguifhed by any general name; on 
which account I gave it the name of No Name 
Lake. On the South fide of this lake we found 
fome wood, which was very acceptable, being 
the firft that we had feen fince we left Point 
Lake. 
No Name Lake is about fifty miles long from 
North to South, and, according to the account’ 
of the Indians, is thirty-five miles wide from 
Faft to Weft. It is faid to abound with fine fifh; 
but the weather at the time we crofled it was fo 
cold, as to render it impoflible to fit on the ice 
any length of time toangle. A few exceedingly 
fine trout, and fome very large pike, however, 
were caught by my companions. 
When we arrived on the South fide of the 
above lake, we fhaped our courfe to the South 
Weft; and though the weather was in general 
very cold, yet as we every night found tufts of 
wood, 
