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taining relief for our present wants, or even shelti 

 the winter, if the Beason should prevent us from re- 

 turning either to the Book's party, or Fort Enter] 

 and 1 was the more induced to take this step at tliis 

 time, i .1 deer had been seen to-day, and the 



river appeared L r "u ( ] for fishing ; which led me to Lope 

 we might Bupporl the party during our stay, it' nol 

 add to our stock by our <>w i us in hunting and 



fishing. Augustus, Junius, and Eepburn, wen- there- 

 fore furnished with the necessary presents, and >l 



along the hank of the river as far as they could, 

 on the following day, in search of the natives, to ob- 

 tain provision and leather, as well as information 

 respecting tfa 



They started at four A.M., and at the same time 



our hunters were sent off in search of deer ; and the 

 f the party proceeded in the canoes ti» the first 

 le in the river, at the foot of which we encamped, 

 and set four nets. This cascade, produced by a ridge 

 of rocks crossing the stream, is about three or four 

 feel in height, and aboul two hundred and fifty yards 

 wide. Its position by our observations is latitude 67* 

 \\> 23" N., longitude L09 '44'30" W., variation 41° 

 43'22 , ,dip88°58 , 48 M . 1 have named this rive- II •!. 

 as a small tribute t>> the memory of our lamented 

 friend and companion. It is from three to four hun- 

 dred yards wide below the cascade, hut it is in many 



