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18 Thirty Years 
pulled nearly a mile, arrived at Borrowick’s Fall, 
where the boat was dragged up with a line, after part 
of the cargo had been carried over a small portage. 
From this place to the Mud Portage, a distance of a 
mile and three-quarters, the boats were pushed on 
with poles against a very rapid stream. Here we en~ 
camped, having come seven miles during the day on a 
S. W. course. We had several snow showers in the 
course of the day, and the thermometer at bed-time 
stood at 30°. 
On the morning of the 18th, the country was clothed 
in the livery of winter, a heavy fall of snow having 
taken place during the night. We embarked at the 
usual hour, and, in the course of the day, crossed the 
Point of Rocks, and Brassa Portages, and dragged the 
boats through several minor rapids. In this tedious 
way we only made good about nine miles, 
On Sunday the 19th, we hauled the boats up sev- 
eral short rapids, or, as the boatmen term them, 
expressively enough, spouts, and carried them over 
the Portages of Lower Burntwood and MWorgan’s 
Rocks ; on the latter of which we encampel, having 
proceeded, during the whole day, only one mile and 
three-quarters, F 
The upper part of Hill River swells ou consider- 
ably, and at Morgan’s Rocks, where it is three quar- 
ters of a mile wide, we were gratified witk a more ex- 
