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the Dog River, where we halted to set the fishing nets. 

 These were examined in the evening, but to our mor- 

 tification we obtained only four small trout, and were 

 compelled to issue part of our preserved meats for sup- 

 per. The Latitude of the mouth of Dog River, was 

 rved59° 52' 16" N. 



The nets were taken Up at daylight, hut they fur- 



nished only a solitary pike. We losl no time in em- 

 barking, and crossed the crooked channel of the Dog 

 Rapid, when two of the canoes came in such violent 

 contact with each other, that the sternmost had its 

 how broken off. We were fortunately near to the 

 shore, or the disabled canoe would have sunk. The 

 injury being repaired in two hours, we again embarked, 

 and having descended another rapid, arrived at the 



■ of lour hundred and sixty paces, o 

 which the cargoes and canoes were carried in about 

 twenty-six minutes. We in-.\i passed through a nar- 

 row channel full of rapids, crossed the Portage d'Em- 

 barras of seventy yards ; and the portage of the Little 



Rock, of three hundred yards, at which another acci- 

 dent happened to one of the canoes, by the bowman 



slipping and letting it fall upon a rock, and break 



i; in two. Two hours were occupied in sewing the de- 

 tached pieces together, and covering the seam with 

 pitch ; but this being done, it was as effective as De- 

 leaving this place we soon came to the 



