24 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 
days later, though we were pushing northward, saw the last of 
ice for the season. 
From the bottom of an eastern arm of Clinton-Colden 
Lake, a portage route (concerning which I had some Indian in- 
formation), was discovered, and this was followed from lakelet 
to lakelet until on the 24th the ‘“ Grand Divide” was reached, 
the elevation of which was ascertained to be about 1,300 feet 
_above the sea. 
The country here had a very flat appearance (as is not in- 
frequently the case on heights of land), and small lakes and 
ponds were quite numerous. Summit Lake was found to be 
a mere pond,.but beyond it the waters flowed to the eastward. 
On the 27th of June our party had crossed the height of 
land through a succession of these small lakes, and was follow- 
ing the descent of a small stream, or rather a chain of lakes con- 
nected by short stretches of current, towards the east and north- 
east. We had entered one of these lakes, which I have named 
after the present Minister of Interior of Canada, and were 
steering our little fleet of Peterboros northward under full sail, 
when the wind became so strong that we were unable to 
weather it, even under shortened canvas, so with some difficulty 
we made a safe landing upon a long point extending northward 
from the south shore. Here camp was pitched, for it was al- 
ready evening, though quite light, for the latitude was 63 de- 
grees 44 minutes north. 
Excepting for the high wind, the evening was a delightful 
one in every way, so that whilst camp was being made Fairchild 
and I slung our field glasses and prismatics over our shoulders 
and struck off up the shore towards a conspicuous high sand 
ridge, where we hoped to obtain a good view of the lake, and 1f 
possible ascertain our future course, for upon entering any of 
these lakes this was always a prohlem to be solved. 
The evening being agreeably cool and free from mosqui- 
toes, we much enjoyed the stroll over the mossy hills, and upon 
reaching our objective point, some two miles from camp, seated 
ourselves upon the crest of the ridge and proceeded to sweep 
the lake and its deeply indented shores with our powerful 
