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persons were appointed to take it in charge. The 

 snow was two feet deep, and the ground much broken, 

 which rendered the march extremely painful. The 

 whole party complained more of faintness and weak- 

 ness than they had ever done before ; their strength 

 seemed to have been impaired by the recent supply ot' 

 animal food. In the afternoon the wind abated, and 

 the snow ceased ; cheered with the change, we pro- 

 ceeded forward at a quicker pace, and encamped at 

 six P.M., having come eleven miles. Our supper con- 

 sumed the last of our meat. 



We set out on the 13 th, in thick hazy weather, 

 and, after an hour's march, had the extreme mortifica- 

 tion to find ourselves on the borders of a large lake, 

 which we subsequently learned from the Indians was 

 named Contwoy-to, or Hum Lake; neither of its ex- 

 tremities could be seen. As the portion which lay to 

 the east seemed the widest, we coasted along to the 

 westward portion in search of a crossing-place This 

 Like being hounded by steep and Lofty hills, <mr march 



was very fatiguing. Those sides which were exposed 



to the sun were free from snow, and we found upon 

 them some exi ellenl berries. We encamped at six P. 



M., having come only six miles and a hall'. Credit 



then missing, and he did doI return during the 

 eight. We Bupped off :i single partridge and some 

 tripe de roche ; (his unpalatable weed was now quite 



