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mountain near the encampment. We subsequently 
~ learned from the Copper Indians, that the part at 
which we had crossed the river was the Congecatha 
wha chaga of Hearne, of which I had little idea at the 
time, not only from the difference of latitude, but also 
from its being so much farther east of the mouth of 
the Copper-Mine River, than his track is laid down. 
He only making one degree aud three-quarters differ- 
ence of longitude, and we upwards of four, Had I - 
been aware of the fact, several days’ harassing march, 
and a disastrous accident would have been prevented 
by keeping on the western side of the lake, instead of 
crossing the river. We were informed also, that this 
river is the Anatessy, or River of Strangers, and is sup- 
posed to fall into Bathurst’s Inlet ; but although the 
Indians have visited its mouth, their description was 
not sufficient to identify it with any of the rivers whose 
mouths we had seen. It probably falls in that part 
of the coast which was hid from our view by Goul- 
burn’s or Elliot’s Islands. 
September 10.—We had a cold north wind, and the 
atmosphere was foggy. The thermometer 18° at five 
A.M. In the course of our march this morning, we 
passed many small lakes ; and the ground, becoming 
higher and more hilly as we receded from the river, 
was covered to a much greater depth with snow. 
This rendered walking not only extremely laborious, 
