60 Thirty Years 



The remains of an Indian hut were found in a deep 

 glen, and close to it was placed a pile of wood, which 

 cur companions supposed to cover a deposit of provi- 

 sion. Our Canadian voyagers, induced by an insatia- 

 ble desire of procuring food, proceeded to remove the 

 upper pieces, and examine its contents ; when to their 

 surprise, they found the body of a female, clothed in 

 leather, which appeared to have been recently placed 

 there. Her former garments, the materials for mak- 

 ing a fire, a fishing line, a hatchet, and a bark dish, 

 were laid beside the corpse. The wood was carefully 

 replaced. A small owl, perched on a tree near the 

 spot, called forth many singular remarks from our 

 companions, as to its being a good or bad omen. 



We walked the whole of the 13 th over flat meadow 

 land, which is much resorted to by the buffalo at all 

 seasons. We saw some herds, but our hunters were 

 too unskilful to get within shot. In the afternoon we 

 reached Stinking Lake, which is nearly of an oval 

 form. Its shores are very low and swampy, to which 

 circumstances, and not to the bad quality of the 

 waters, it owes its Indian name. Our observations 

 place its western part in latitude 53° 25' 24" N., 

 longitude 107° 18' 58" W., variation 20° 32' 10" E. 



After a march of fifteen miles and a half, we en- 



camped among a few pines, at the only spot at which 



iw Buffifiienl wood for making our fire during the 



