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the Athabasca Lake, which is the boundary of their 

 nations to thd northward. Baying been ap- 

 prized of oar coming, they had prepared an encamp- 

 ment for as ; hut we had witnessed too many proofs 

 of their importunity to expect that we could pass. the 

 night near them in any comfort, whilst either spirits, 

 tobacco, or BUgar, remained in onr possession ; and 

 therefore preferred to go about two miles further 

 along the river, and to encamp among a cluster of 

 fine pine trees, after a journey of sixteen miles. 



( »:i the morning of the l.~>th, in proceeding along 

 the river, we perceived a strong smell of sulphur, and 

 on the north shore found a quantity of it scattered, 

 which seemed to have been deposited by some Bpring 

 in the neighborhood : it appeared very pure ami good. 

 We continued our course the whole day along the 

 river, which is about four hundred yards wide, has 

 some Elands, and is confined between low land, ex- 

 tending from the bases of the mountains on each side. 

 We put up at the end of thirteen miles, and were then 



joined by a Ohipewyan, who came, as we Buppoc 



lo serve as our vruiib- to Pierre au Calumet, but as 

 none of the party could communicate with our new 

 friend*, otherwise than by Bigns, we waited patiently 

 until the morning to sec what he intended to do. 

 The wind hi ■■■■ during the night, and the snow 



fell heavily. The next day our guide led us to the 



