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the Dog River, where we halted to set the fishing nets. 
These were examined in the evening, but to our mor- 
tification we obtained only four small trout, and were 
compelled to issue part of our preserved meats for sup- 
per. The latitude of the mouth of Dog River, was 
observed 59° 52’ 16” N. 
The nets were taken up at daylight, but they fur- 
nished only a solitary pike. We lost no time in em- 
barking, and crossed the crooked channel of the Dog 
Rapid, when two of the canoes came in such violent 
contact with each other, that the steramost had. its 
bow broken off. We were fortunately near to the 
shore,,or the disabled canoe would have sunk. The 
injury being repaired in two hours, we again embarked, 
and having descended another rapid, arrived at the 
Cassette Portage of four hundred and sixty paces, over 
which the cargoes and canoes were carried in about 
twenty-six minutes. We next passed through a, nar- 
row channel full of rapids, crossed the Portage d’Em- 
barras of seventy yards ; and the portage of the Little 
Rock, of three hundred yards, at which another acci- 
dent happened to one of the canoes, by the bowman 
slipping and letting it fall upon a rock, and breaking 
it in two. Two hours were occupied in sewing the de- 
tached pieces together, and covering the, seam with 
pitch ; but this being done, it was as effective as be- 
fore. After leaving this place we soon came to the 
