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the middle of the rapid. We fortunately kept hold 

 of it, until we touched a rock where the water did not 

 reach higher than onr waists ; here we kept our 1" 

 ing, notwithstanding the strength of the current, un- 

 til the water was emptied out of the canoe. Belanger 

 then held the cai ly whilst main placed 



me in it, and afterwards embarked himself in a very 

 dexterous manner. It was iqj possible, however, to 

 embark Belanger, as the canoe would have been hur- 

 ried down the rapid, the momenl he should fa 

 raised his fool from the ruck on which he stood. Wo 

 were, therefore, compelled to leave him in his perilous 

 situation. We had nol gone twenty yards before the 

 canoe, striking on a sudden rock, went down.- The 

 plaee being shallow, we were again enabled to empty 



it, and the third attempt brought US to the shore. In 



the mean time Belanger was suffering extremely, im- 

 mersed to his middle in the centre of a rapid, the tem- 

 perature of which was very little above the freezing 



point, and the upper part of his body covered with 



wet clothes,! in a temperature notmuchabove 



zero, to a Btrong breeze. Ee called piteously for re- 

 lict", and St. Germain on bis return endeavored to cm- 

 hark him, hut in vain. The canoe was hurried down 

 the rapid, and when he landed he was rendered by the 

 odd incapable ,^' further exertion, and Adam attempt- 



abark Belanger, butfound it impossible \-\ 



