258 Thirty Years 
Germain and Adam were sent upon some recent tracks 
of deer. Junius arrived in the afternoon, and inform- 
ed us that he had seen a large herd of musk-oxen on 
the banks of Cracroft’s River, and had wounded one 
of them, but it had escaped. He brought about four 
pounds of meat, the remains of a deer that had been 
devoured by the wolves. The poor fellow was much 
fatigued, having walked throughout the night, but as 
the weather was particularly favorable for our crossing 
the river, we could not allow him to rest. After he 
had taken some refreshment we proceeded to the river. 
The canoe being put into the water was found extreme- 
ly ticklish, but it was managed with much dexterity 
by, St. Germain, Adam, and Peltier, who ferried over 
one passenger at a time, causing him to lie flat in its 
bottom, by no means a pleasant position, owing to its 
leakiness, but there was no alternative. The transport 
of the whole party was effected by five o’clock, and we 
walked about two miles further, and encamped, hav- 
ing come five miles and three-quarters on a south-west 
course. Two' young alpine hares were shot by St. 
Germain, which, with the small piece of meat brought 
in by Junius, furnished the supper of the whole party. 
There was no tripe de roche here. The country had 
now become decidedly hilly, and was covered with 
snow. The lake preserved its western direction, as 
far as I could see from the summit of the highest 
