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fore, put forth our utmost speed in the hope of reach- 
ing them by night ; but were disappointed, and had 
‘to halt at dark, about twelve miles from them, in a 
fisherman’s hut, which was unoccupied. Frequent 
showers of snow fell during the day, and the atmos- 
phere was thick and gloomy. 
We started at an early hour the following morning, 
and reached the Hudson’s Bay Company’s post to 
breakfast, and were received very kindly by Mr. Mac- 
Farlane, the gentleman in charge. The other estab- 
lishment, situated on the opposite side of the river, 
was under the direction of Mr. Dougal Cameron, one 
of the partners of the North-West Company, on whom 
Mr. Back and I called soon after our-arrival, and were 
honored with a salute of musketry. 
These establishments are small, but said to be well 
situated for the procuring of furs ;~as the numerous 
creeks in their vicinity are much resorted to by the 
beaver, otter, and musquash. The residents usually 
obtain a superabundant supply of provision. This 
season, however, they have barely had sufficient for 
their own support, owing to the epidemic which has 
‘incapacitated the Indians for hunting. The Green 
Jake lies nearly north and south, is eighteen miles in 
length, and does not exceed one mile and a half of 
breadth in any part. The water is deep, and it is in 
consequence one of the last lakes in the country that 
