2§8 Thirty Years 



Germain and Adam were sent upon some recent tracks 

 of deer. Junius arrived in the afternoon, and inform- 

 ed us that he had seen a large herd of musk-oxen on 

 the banks of Cracroft's Kiver, and had wounded one 

 of them, but it had escaped. He brought about four 

 pounds of meat, the remains of a deer that had been 

 devoured by the wolves. The poor fellow was much 

 fatigued, having walked throughout the night, but as 

 the weather was particularly favorable for our crossing 

 the river, we could not allow him to rest. After he 

 had taken some refreshment we proceeded to the river. 

 The canoe being put into the water was found extreme- 

 ly ticklish, but it was managed with much dexterity 

 by St. Germain, Adam, and Peltier, who ferried over 

 one passenger at a time, causing him to lie flat in its 

 bottom, by no means a pleasant position, owing to its 

 leakiness, but there was no alternative. The transport 

 of the whole party was effected by five o'clock, and we 

 walked about two miles further, and encamped, hav- 

 ing come five miles and three-quarters on a south-west 

 course. Two young alpine hares were shot by St. 

 ( rermain, which, with the small piece of meat brought 



in by '1 minis, furnish* (3 the supper of the whole party. 



There was no tripe d* roche here. The country had 

 now become decidedly hilly, and was covered with 

 snow. The lake preserved its western direction, as 

 far as I could sec fiom the summit, of the highest 



