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master, Mr. Bailey, Mrs. Bailey and three child 

 ren, the Captain, his wife, four children, two 

 young friends, one servant, the oarsmen, a pet 

 cat and a dog. The days were short and very 

 cold, the lake rough, and the water freezing on 

 the oars as the men raised them for every fresh 

 stroke. The females of the party were not such 

 as one usually finds in those out-of-the-way places, 

 but were highly educated, refined and delicate, 

 heretofore shielded from every storm. From 

 there being so many women and children on 

 board, it was necessary to encamp early in the 

 afternoons, in order to get well under canvas 

 before nightfall, and on account of the number of 

 children to dress and feed, beds, etc., to pack, 

 tents to strike, and boat to be loaded, the morn 

 ings were far spent ere we were enabled to pro 

 ceed on our way. Some days we had only two or 

 three hours in which to travel; for instance, if 

 we arrived at a good camping ground, it was 

 advisable to go ashore for the night, as daylight 

 might fail before reaching another. The nights 

 soon became very cold, and the ice had to be cut 

 away in the morning in order to get the batteau 

 from her moorings. One day we were lost in the 

 channels, and our supplies were well nigh ex 

 hausted. After a consultation, and some hard 

 tack (ship biscuit) the Captain and some of the 

 men went ashore to look about, and hearing a 

 crow cawing fancied it was tame. My father 

 said to one of the men, follow that crow and it 

 will take you to an Indian camp. He did as 



