170 Thirty Years 



Akaitcho scolded tbem heartily for their thoughtless- 

 ness in leaving the meat, which we so much wanted. 

 They expressed their regret, and being ashamed ot 

 their panic, proposed to remedy the evil as much as 

 possible by going forward, without stopping until they 

 came to a favorable spot for hunting, which they ex- 

 pected to do about thirty or forty miles below our 

 present encampment. Akaitcho accompanied them, 

 but previous to setting off he renewed his charge that 

 we should be on our guard against the bears, which 

 was occasioned by the hunters having fired at one this 

 morning as they were descending a rapid in their 

 canoe. As their small canoes would only carry five 

 persons, two of the hunters had to walk in turns along 

 the banks. 



In our rambles round the encampment, we witnessed 

 with pleasure the progress which the vegetation had 

 made within the few last warm days ; most of the 

 had pul forth their leaves, and several flowers 

 ed the m red ground ; many of the 



smaller summer birds were observed in the woods, and 

 a variety of ducks, gulls, and plovers, were seen on the 

 banks of the river. The river is about three hundred 

 yards wide at this part, is drop and Hows over a hod 

 of alluvial Band. We caught some trout of con- 

 siderable si/.r with our linos, and a Pew white (ish in 

 the ii' i maintained us, with a little assistance 



