and Changes of Level in Lake Superior. 5 
came in to the bottom of the bay at an angle of about 110°, dif- 
ferent from the direction in which they rolled outside the ba 
12. Rained hard in the night, with strong wind from the east, 
and this morning from east and s.z. » and thence hauled to n.v.w., 
and finally in the afternoon to s.w. Started this afternoon to 
comes from Bete Gris Bay to the west end of Lac la Belle ; 
b e wind blew so hard from w.s.w., that this little lake of two 
and a half miles in length was a sheet of foam. A strongly man- 
ned boat was at times unable to stem’ the wind in the outlet, and 
on going into the lake, was half filled with water by the waves 
in a few moments, and the excursion was abandoned for that day. 
At sunset it was calm. 
13. Calm in the morning at Bete Gris Bay. At 11 am. the 
wind began to blow out from Lac la Belle as yesterday, and in- 
creased in violence till 4 p.m., after which it abated gradually. 
To-day at 3 p.m., a well manned boat could: not head the wind 
and sea in this little sheet of water, and make any progress. At 
_ TP. it wascalm. This w.s.w. wind flowing out to the open 
lake from along the base of the mountains, is very common in 
strong hear or pros 
fore day ‘ked for C opper t Harbor. T 
and calle “til 8am. Wind then from s, 2, towards the land; at 
9 a.m., s.s.e. 5, near the southeast point of Kewena Peninsula ; 
at 10 AM., S. 3, at the east end of that peninsula, with frequent 
strong blasts off shore from the west, of warm air; 11 a.m. 
2 p.m. on north side of the peninsula, a dead calm, ‘except occa- 
sional puffs of warm air from the land; from 2 p.m. the wind 
blew very a from the west all night. 
15; * ormed-all day, wind and sea heavy from. the west. 
7. a but wind and sea heavy from the west. 
18. Stormed all 
19, —— till noon, with heavy west wind, then clear and 
calm. at 4 p.m: for the Portage, but heavy squall and 
dense tong from che? foreed us to land at Ad p.m. Stormed and 
blew strongly from n.w. all night. 
. Very heavy surf on shore : could not pass the breakers. 
Calm. Sea calmed down enough to pass the breakers on the 
pies the teef at-I'p.m., but lake: still too rough to travel 
sty even ina fine whale batt. i 
“OL ‘ warm day ; little wind, except occasional warm 
blasts from south, off the land. é 
d and sea heavy from west till 12 m., when t — 
ane to easty Went from Eagle River to eat 
23 to 26. Pleasant, fine weather; wind not noted 
