60 Thirty Years ae 
The remains of an Indian hut were found ina deep 
glen, and close to it was placed a pile of wood, which 
our companions supposed to cover a deposit of provi- 
sion. Our Canadian voyagers, induced by an insatia- 
ble desire of procuring food, proceeded to remove the 
upper pieces, and examine its contents ; when to their 
surprise, they found the body of a female, clothed in 
leather, which appeared to have been recently placed 
there. Her former garments, the materials for mak- 
ing a fire, a fishing line, a hatchet, and a bark dish, 
were laid beside the corpse. The wood was carefully 
replaced: A small owl, perched on a tree near the 
spot, called forth many singular remarks from our 
companions, as to its being a good or bad omen. 
We walked the whole of the 13th over flat meadow 
land, which is much resorted to by the buffalo at all 
seasons. -We saw some herds, but our hunters were 
too unskilful to get within shot. In the afternoon we 
reached Stinking Lake, which is nearly of an oval 
form. Its shores are very low and swampy, to which 
circumstances, and not to the bad quality of the 
waters, it owes its Indian name. Our observations 
place its western part in latitude 53° 25’ 24” N., 
longitude 107° 18’ 58” W., variation 20° 32' 10” E. 
After a march of fifteen miles and a half, we en- 
camped among a few pines, at the only spot at which 
we saw sufficient wood for making our fire during the 
