224 Geographical Notices. 
land voyage along Long creek, then turning southeast went over 
Touch Wood hills to Fort Ellis, where he met Dickinson with 
whom he returned over White Mud river to Fort Garry (Sep- 
tember 4). 
But Hind and Fleming soon started on another excursion 
(September 18). They went in boats along the western shores 
of Lake Winnipeg, up to the mouth of the Little Saskatchewan, 
hence (September 29) into Lake Manitobah, and by means of 
Water Hen river and a lake of the same name reached 
Winnipego-sis, where they examined the salt springs, which had 
been imprudently exhausted by the Indians. From here they 
started for Lake Dauphin, ascended the Dauphin mountains 
(1700 feet high), and navigated Lake Manitobah in different di- 
rections. Hind stayed four days on a little island there, which 
was much revered by the Indians as the seat of the “ Manitou,” 
or fairies. On its northern side were limestone cliffs about fifteen 
ine, while sojourning on the Red river during the fall 
months, took photographic views of landscapes, churehes, Indians, 
etc. Dickinson made excursions in the district east of the lowet 
Red River, and in the regions between the Assiniboine and the 
U.S. boundary, but particularly along Riviére Sal through the 
hi 
having made any determination of points and for giving gene 
but little positive information, although $50,000 to $60,000 
n expended for the purpose. They said that the whole cou 
try had been much better explored by the late astronomer Thomp 
servations of points, although very valuable, cannot be the main 
object of explorers, who have to run through a great number 
tricts in a comparatively very short time, and who must give 
accessible to the members of the Canadian expedition 4§ ~ 
were to the rest of the world; besides, if we compare Thomps? 
chart with that of the expedition of 1858, we perceive that ie 
knowledge of the country between Lake Winnipeg and ct 
river is more accurate and more complete than Thompson® — 
