OR, THE LAKE LANDS OF CANADA. 22 1 



The small lakes around us are completely frozen over, but 

 the weather is rapidly moderating this afternoon. The 

 clouds are gathering and there are other indications of a 

 rain-storm. The following day found us confined to our 

 tents by the pouring rain. This storm continued twenty- 

 four hours and the snow entirely disappeared. The ad- 

 vance movement commenced on the morning of the 28th 

 of October. 



This change of base is made with the intention of 

 bringing our luggage into a more favorable position for 

 leaving the forest after the closure of the lakes and rivers 

 with ice. Another reason prompting this action at the 

 present time is connected with the fact that in returning 

 to Moose Hill, where we killed the moose, we must neces- 

 sarily pass Camp Lake ; and therefore we have concluded 

 to take with us all our luggage to this point, where we will 

 erect our tent, store such articles as may not be required 

 for the balance of our journey, chain the dogs, place within 

 their easy reach so much food as may be required for their 

 sustenance during our absence, and then proceed to the end 

 of the contemplated journey, make the desired negatives, 

 gather up the trophies and bring them back to our base, 

 from which all future operations will be conducted. 



The rain-storm ceased during the preceding night, but 

 the morning on which the movement began was cloudy. 

 We crossed Sugar-Bush Lake this morning in our canoes, 

 the ice having mostly disappeared during the storm, and 

 arrived about noon on South Lake, where we prepared 

 and ate our dinner. The movement was resumed and 

 continued during the entire afternoon. We reached at a 



