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extremity of Tobin’s Falls. .The snow being less deep 
on the rough ice which enclosed this rapid, we pro- 
ceeded, on the 22d, at a quicker pace than usual, 
though at the expense of great suffering to Mr. Back, 
myself, and Hepburn, all our feet being much galled. 
After passing Tobin’s Falls, the river expands to the 
breadth of five hundred yards, and its banks are well 
wooded with pines, poplars, birch, and willows. Many 
tracks of moose-deer and wolves were observed near 
the encampment. 
On the 23d the sky was generally overcast, and there 
were several snow showers. We saw two wolves and 
some foxes cross the river in the course- of the day, 
and passed many tracks of the moose and red deer. 
Soon after we had encamped the snow fell heavily, 
which was an advantage to us after we had retired to 
rest, by its affording an additional covering to our 
blankets. The next morning, whilst at breakfast, two 
men arrived from Carlton on their way to Cumberland. 
Having the benefit. of their track, we were, to our 
great joy, able to get on at a quick pace without snow- 
shoes. My only regret was, that the party proceeded 
too fast to allow Mr. Black’s halting occasionally, to 
note the bearings of .the points, and delineate the 
course of the river,* without being left behind. As. 
* This was afterwards done by Dr. Richardson during.a voyage to Carlton 
in the spring 
