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the meat should fail. The temperature at Biz P.M. 

 was 3 



We started at seven aexl morning and marched un- 

 til ten, when the appearance of a few willows, peeping 

 through the snow, induced us to halt ami breakf 

 Be-comm< ocing the journey at noon, we passed over a 

 more ruggi 1 country, where the hills were Beparal 

 by deep ravines, whose Bteep sides were equally diffi- 

 cult to descend and to ascend. 



The party was quite fatigued, and we encamped, 

 having come ten miles and three-quarters. We ob- 

 served many summer deer roads, ami some recent 

 tracks. Sum.- marks that had been put up by the 

 Indians were ai 1. We have since Learned 



that this is a regular deer pass, and on that account, 

 annually frequented by the Copper Indians. The 

 lake is called by them Contwoy-tO, or Hum Lake, ill 

 consequence of Mr. Eeame having here given the In- 

 dians who accompanied him Borne of that lienor. 

 They do not get fish here 



We walked Qi \t day Over a more level country, but 



it was Btrewed with large stones. These galled our 

 i> el a . ; we i mtrived, however, to wa 



through the Bnow at a tolerably quick pace until five 



P.M., having made twelve miles and a halt'. We had 



made to-day our proper course, south by east, which 

 we could do! venture upon doing before, for fearoi 



