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to put into shore to repair the damage. We 

 were ready to start again, however, by daylight 

 the next morning. 



Our next difficulty was the passage of the 

 canyon of the lower Pelly, where the river 

 rushes through a narrow gorge between low 

 hills at a rate of speed against which the 

 " Emma Nott " could make no headway. With 

 the help of a strong wire cable which was 

 attached to trees on the bank on ahead, and 

 then gradually wound in on board by the 

 donkey engine, we at last made good the 

 passage, and entered the mouth of the Mac- 

 millan River on the evening of the same day, 

 August 26th. 



Up to this time we had seen no moose or 

 bears along the river's banks, but this was not 

 to be wondered at as the noise made by the 

 steamer would have given any animal in our 

 vicinity due notice of our approach. However, 

 I did not notice any fresh tracks of large 

 animals on the muddy banks, and even old 

 tracks were few and far between. 



Nor was bird life at all plentiful. Wherever 



