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these cliffs, and at the distance of six or seven miles 

 are terminated by ranges of hills eight hundred or one 

 thousand feet high. The grass on these plains affords 

 excellent pasturage for the musk oxen, and they gen- 

 erally abound here. The hunters added two more to 

 our stock in the course of the night. As we had now 

 more meat than the party could consume fresh, we de- 

 layed our voyage next day for the purpose of drying 

 it. The hunters were 'supplied with more ammuni- 

 tion and sent forward ; but Akaitcho, his brother, and 

 another Indian remained with us. 



It may here be proper to mention, that the officers 

 had treated Akaitcho more distantly since our depar- 

 ture from Point Lake, for the purpose of shewing him 

 their opinion of his misconduct. The diligen 

 hunting, however, which he had evinced at this place, 

 induced us to receive him more familiarly when he 

 Came to the tent this evening. During our com 

 tion ho endeavored to excite suspicions in our minds 

 against the Hook, by saying, " I am aware thai yi u 

 consider me the worst man of my nation ; hut I know 

 the Hook to be a great rogue, and, 1 think, he will 

 disappoint you." 



On the morning of the 6th we embarked, and de- 

 scended a series of rapids, having twice unloaded the 

 canoes where the water was shallow. After passing 

 the mouth of the Fairy Lake River the rapids ceased. 



