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to the Mininipi Rapids, the most formidable of all 

 except the Gull Island Rapids. The route here laid 

 through a burnt district. Precipitous banks lined the 

 river and the current was very fierce. After a stretch 

 of smooth water and then alternate rowing and tracking, 

 next in succession came the Mouni Rapids, which were 

 comparatively easy. Between the Mininipi and the 

 Mouni another cache was made. After passing the 

 Mouni Rapids the voyagers glided into Lake Wami- 

 nikapou, a most beautiful sheet of water 40 miles in 

 length and 150 miles from the mouth of the river. The 

 scenery here was simply grand. High precipitous shores 

 studded with high groves, towered six or eight hundred 

 feet above the placid bosom of the lake. 



Holme in 1887 had succeeded in reaching the middle 

 of the lake when he was obliged to relinquish his under- 

 taking, estimating his distance from the falls at 50 miles, 

 20 of which would have been in the dead water of the 

 lake. 



The Bowdoin party had a comparatively easy time 

 rowing across, and had pushed five miles beyond when 

 a halt was called because of the disablement of one of 

 the party. For some days Young had been suffering 

 from a severe sore on his hand, which, irritated by row- 

 ing and aggravated by exposure, was beginning to 

 develop serious symptoms and' was very painful. Owing 

 to this and the loss of provisions in the Horseshoe 

 Rapids it was decided to divide the party — Cole to con- 

 tinue with Gary, and Young and Smith to return. Up 

 to this time the party had been eleven days on the river. 

 Young and Smith made the return to the mouth in five 

 days without incident. They were well received by Mr. 



