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birches grow, together with a variety of shrubs and 

 berry-hearing plants. 



On the afternoon of the 2d of August we commen- 

 ts dour journey, having, in addition to our three can 

 ■•i smaller one to convey the women ; we were all in 

 high spirits, being heartily glad that the time bad at 

 Length arrived when our course was to be directed to- 

 wards the Copper-Mine River, and through a line of 

 country which had not been previously visited by any 

 European. We proceeded to the northward, along the 

 eastern Bide of a deep hay of the lake, passing throu 

 various channels, formed by an assemblage of ro 

 islands ; and, at sunset, encamped on a projecting 

 point of the north main shore, eight miles from Fort 

 Providence. To the westward of this arm, or hay, of 

 the lake, there is another deep hay, that receives the 

 waters of a river, which communicates with greal Mar- 

 ten Lake, where the North-West Company had once 

 r post i stablished. 



Aug, '■'>. — We embarked al three A. M. and proceed- 

 ed to the entrance of the Fellow-Knife River of the 



traders, which is called hy the Natives Beg-ho-lo-d 



By ; or. River of the Toothless Fish, We found Akait- 

 cho, ami the hunters with their families, encamped 

 here. There were also several other Indian- of Ids 

 tribe, who intended to accompany us some distance 

 into the interior. This part] was quickly in motion 



