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: and fearing that by pursuing it further 

 we might loose much time, and unnecessarily walk 

 over a great deal of ground, 1 determined on quitting 

 its banks the next day, and making as Erectly as we 

 could for Point Lake. We accordingly followed the 

 river on the 3d, only to the place where the musk-ox 

 had been killed last evening, and after the meat was 

 procured, I the river in our two canoes lashed 



ber. We now emerged from the valley of the 

 river, and entered a level, but very ban-en country, 

 varied only by small lakes and marshes, the ground 

 being covered with small Bton< 3. Many old trai 

 rein-d i in the clayey boiI, and some more 



recent ones of the musk-ox. We encamped "ii the 

 borders of Wright's River, which flows to the eastward ; 

 the direct distance walked to-day being ten miles and 

 three-quarters. The next morning was very fine, and 

 as the day advanced, the weather became quite warm. 

 t out at six A.M., and having forded the river, 

 walked over a perfectly level country, interspersed with 

 small lakes, which communicated with each other, by 

 streams running in various directions. No berry-bear- 

 ing plants were found in tins part, the surface of the 

 earth being thinly covered in the moister places with 

 a i i i, and <>n the drier spots with lichens. 



Saving walked twelve miles and a half, we encamp- 

 ed al seven r.M.. and distributed our last 



