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and substantial] addition to their otherwise scanty fare. 
We were teased by the sand-flies this evening, al- 
though the thermometer did not rise above 45°. The 
country through which we have traveled for some days 
consists principally of granite, intermixed in some 
‘spots with mica slate, often passing into clay-slate. 
But the borders of Lower Carp Lake, where the gneiss 
formation prevails, are composed of hills, having less 
altitude, fewer precipices, and more rounded summits. 
The valleys are less fertile, containing a gravelly soil 
and fewer trees ; so that the country has throughout 
amore barren aspect. “= = - 
Aug. 11.—Having caught sufficient trout, white 
fish, and carp, yesterday and this morning, to afford 
the party two hearty meals, and the men being re- 
covered of their fatigue, we proceeded on our journey, 
crossed the Upper Carp Portage, and embarked on 
the lake of that name, where we had the gratification 
of paddling for ten miles. We put up at its termina- 
tion to fish, by the advice of our guide. At this place 
we first perceived the north end of our dipping-needle 
to pass the perpendicular line when the instrument 
was faced to the west. 
We had scarcely quitted the encampment next day 
before an Indian met us, with the agreeable commu- 
nication, that the hunters had made several fires, 
which were certain indications of their having killed 
