386 Near Cameron Lake. [Aphi, isea. 



but found his error before the close of another day. He had passed 

 several deserted igloos and several Innuit stone monuments on the 

 ridges of little hills, on one of which was found a knoll of solid rock, 

 with Innuit stones set up in lines. 



The discouragements did not diminish. Some of the Innuits rode 

 very freely upon the sledges, and "Jerry" suffered himself to be even 

 caught on one of them fast asleep. Hall, who throughout all his expe- 

 ditions seems to have expected that every one would in some degree 

 share his enthusiasm, singularly enough records here that the natives 

 had no appreciation of his mission, but must continually lose time by 

 stopping to smoke and talk; yet he adds that it was surprising that the 

 dogs could make any headway at all, as the sledges sank down full 

 six inches all the way, and at one time stuck fast in a huge drift on 

 the hill-side. Dr. Rae's chart was a guide to be fully relied upon, even 

 without the aid of the compass. Hall accounts for a mistake which 

 he thinks Rae made in regard to putting Colvile Bay on his map, by 

 attributing it to the low and level character of the land where he 

 expected to strike it. By Ou-e-la^s advice he made his fourteenth 

 encampment on the 8th on the new lake which they had -reached. 

 Its Innuit name is Tep-suk-ju-a; Hall notes its trending to the north- 

 west. Here Ou-e-la very significantly said that this was the place 

 where his father and the Repulse Ba}- Innuits made their halt before 

 their meeting with the Pelly Bay nativ^es. 



The next daj'-, to make a more rapid advance, the dogs were fed 

 at an early hour ; the whole amount supplied to them being, however, 

 but GO jxMuids — a half feed. The men of the party were ready for a 

 vigorous start, foi- iheir strength had been renewed by a pemmican 

 supper tlui night before. The butter at the morning meal was the 



