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dying. Dr. Richardson, however, immediately went 

 to the boy, and administered some medicine which re- 

 lieved his pain, and put a stop to their mourning. 

 The temperatures, this day, were at 4 A.M 54°, three 

 P.M. 72°, at seven P.M. 65°. 



On the 4th we crossed a small lake, and passed over 

 in succession the Blue Berry Cascade, and Double 

 Fall Portages, where the river falls over ridges of rocks 

 that completely obstruct the passage for canoes. We 

 came to three strong rapids beyond these barriers, 

 which were surmounted by the aid of the poles and 

 lines, and then to a bend of the river in which the cas- 

 cades were so frequent, that to avoid them we carried 

 the canoes into a chain of small lakes. We entered 

 them by a portage of nine hundred and fifty paces, 

 and during the afternoon traversed three other grassy 

 lakes, and encamped on the banks of the river, at the 

 end of the \Y11m\v- Knife Portage, of three hundred 

 and fifty paces. This day's work was very laborious 

 to our men. Akaitcho, however, had directed his 

 party to assist them in carrying their burdens on the 

 portages, which they did cheerfully. This morning 

 Mr. Back can-lit several fish with a fly, a method of 

 fishing entirely new to the Indians; and they were 

 not more delighted than astonished at his skill and 

 The extremes of i< mperature to-day wen; 

 54° and I 



