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that I was too far off to see it so plain as I could wish ; which 1771. 

 indeed was no more than the strictest truth, because I was not "^"^ ' 

 near enough to detect the deception. The sick man, however, 

 soon recovered ; and in a few days afterwards we left that place 

 and proceeded to the South West. 



On the ninth of August, we once more pursued our 9th. 

 journey, and continued our course in the South West quarter, 

 generally walking about seven or eight miles a day. All the 

 Indians, however, who had been in our company, except twelve 

 tents, struck off different ways. As to myself, having had 

 several days rest, my feet were completely healed, though the 

 skin remained very tender for some time. 



From the nineteenth to the twenty-fifth, we walked by the igth-zsth. 

 side of Thaye-chuck-gyed Whoie,^ or Large Whitestone Lake, 

 which is about forty miles long from the North [195] East to 

 the South West, but of very unequal breadth. A river from 

 the North West side of this lake is said to run in a serpentine 

 manner a long way to the Westward ; and then tending to the 

 Northward, composes the main branch of the Copper-mine 

 River, as has been already mentioned ; which may or may not 

 be true. It is certain, however, that there are many rivulets 

 which empty themselves into this lake from the South East ; 

 but as they are all small streams, they may probably be no 

 more than what is sufficient to supply the constant decrease 

 occasioned by the exhalations, which, during the short Summer, 

 so high a Northern latitude always affords. 



Deer were very plentiful the whole way ; the Indians killed 

 great numbers of them daily, merely for the sake of their skins ; 

 and at this time of the year their pelts are in good season, and 

 the hair of a proper length for clothing. 



The great destruction which is made of the deer in those 

 parts at this season of the year only, is almost incredible ; and 

 as they are never known to have more than one young one at 



[^ Sir John Richardson says of Thaye-chuck-gyed Lake that it lies a short 

 way to the northward of Point Lake.] 



