y /( the Arctic Begl 



mountain near th«- encampment. We subsequently 

 learned from the Copper Indians, thai the pari at 

 which we had cr — 'I the river was the Congecatha 

 tvha chaga of Beanie, of which I had little idea at the 

 time, not only from the difference of latitude, but a 

 from its being so much farther cast of the mouth of 

 the Copper-Mine River, than his track is laid down. 

 He only making one degree and three-quarters differ- 

 ence of longitude, and we upwards of four. Had 1 

 been aware of ti il days' harassing march, 



and a disastrous accident would have been prevented 

 by keeping on the western Bide of the lake, instead ol 

 crossing the river. We were informed also, that this 

 river is the Anatessy, or Riverof Strangers, and is sup- 

 ,1 to fall into Bathu ' ; but although the 



Indians have visited its mouth, their description was 

 not sufficient to identify it with any of the rivers wh 

 mouths we had Been. It probably tails in that part 

 of the coast which was hid from our view by Goul- 

 blirn's or Elliot's Islands. 



September 1<>. — We had a cold north wind, and the 

 atmosphere The thermometer I s " al five 



A.M. In the course of our march this morning, we 

 passed many -mall lakes ; and the ground, becoming 



;her and more hilly I d from tin- river. 



w.i> c >vered to a much greater depth with snow. 

 This rendered walking not only extremely laborious, 



