In the Arctic Regions. 129 
Several blue fish, resembling the grayling, were 
caught in a stream which flows out of Hunter’s Lake. 
It is remarkable for the largeness of its dorsal fins, 
and the beauty of its colors. 
August 14.—Having crossed the Hunter’s Portage, 
we entered the lake of the same name, but soon quitted 
it by desire of the Indian guide, and diverged more to 
the eastward, that we might get into the line upon 
which our hunters had gone. This was the only con- 
sideration that could have induced us to remove to a 
chain of small Jakes, connected by long portages. We 
crossed three of these, and then were obliged to en- 
camp to rest the men. 
After starting we first crossed the Orkney Lake, 
then a portage which brought us to Sandy Lake, and 
here we missed one of our barrels of powder, which- 
the steersman of the canoe then recollected had been 
left yesterday. He and two other men were sent back 
to search for it, in the small canoe. The rest of the 
party proceeded to the portage on the north side of 
the Grizzle-Bear Lake, where the hunters had made 
a deposit of meat, and there encamped to await 
their return, which happened at nine P. M. with the 
powder. : 
On August the 17th, having finished drying th 
meat, which had been retarded by the heavy showers 
of rain that fell in the morning, we embarked at one 
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