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these cliffs, and at the distance of six or seven miles 
are terminated by ranges of hills eight hundred or one 
thousand feet high, The grass on these plains affords 
excellent -pasturage for the musk oxen, and they gen- 
erally abound here. The hunters added two more to 
our stock in the course of the night. As we had now 
more meat than the party could consume fresh, we de- 
layed our voyage next day for the purpose of drying 
it. The hunters’ were supplied with more ammuni- 
tion and sent forward ; but Akaitvho, his brother, and 
another Indian remained with us. 
It may here be proper to mention, that the officers 
had treated Akaitcho more distantly since our depar- 
ture from Point Lake, for the purpose of shewing him 
their opinion of his misconduct. The diligence in 
hunting, however, which he had evinced at this place, 
induced us to receive him more familiarly when he 
came to the tent this evening. During our conversa- 
tion he endeavored to excite suspicions in our minds 
against the Hook, by saying, ‘I am aware that you 
consider me the worst man of my nation ; but I know 
the Hook to be a great rogue, and, I think, he will 
disappoint you.” 7 
On the morning of the 6th we embarked, and de- 
scended a series of rapids, having twice unloaded the 
canoes where the water was shallow. After passing 
the mouth of the Fairy Lake River the rapids ceased. 
