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conveyed across a point of land. Soon after noon we 

 left the river, inclining N. E., and directed our course 

 N. W.j until we reached Long Lake, and encamped at 

 its northern extremity, having come twenty- three 

 miles. This lake is about fourteen miles long, and 

 from three-quarters to one mile and a half broad ; its 

 shores and islands low, but well wooded. There were 

 frequent snow-showers during the day. 



Feb. 23. — The night was very stormy, but the wind 

 became more moderate in the morning. We passed 

 to-day through several nameless lakes and swamps be- 

 fore we came to Train Lake, which, received its name 

 from being the place where the traders procured the 

 birch to make the sledges, or traineaux ; but this 

 wood has been all used, and there only remain pines 

 and a few poplars. We met some sledges laden with 

 fish, kindly sent to meet us by Mr. Clark, of the Hud- 

 son's Bay Company, directly he heard of our approach. 

 Towards the evening the weather became much more 

 unpleasant; we were exposed to a piercingly cold 

 wind, and much snow-drift, in traversing Isle & la 

 Crosse Lake ; we were, therefore, highly pleased at 

 reaching the Hudson's Bay House by six P. M. We 

 were received in the most friendly manner by Mr. 

 Clark, and honored by volleys of musketry on ourar- 

 rival. Similar marks of attention were shewn to us 

 on the following day by Mr. Bethune, the partner in 



