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the meat should fail. The temperature at six P.M. 
was 30°. 
We started at seven next morning and marched un- 
til ten, when the appearance of a few willows, peeping 
through the snow, induced us to halt and breakfast, 
Re-commencing the journey at noon, we passed over a 
more rugged country, where the hills were separated 
by deep ravines, whose steep sides were equally diffi- 
cult to descend and to ascend. 
The party was quite fatigued, and we encamped, 
having come ten miles and three-quarters. We ob- 
served many summer deer roads, and some recent 
tracks, Some marks that had been put up by the 
Indians were also noticed. We have since learned 
that this is a regular deer pass, and on that account, 
annually frequented by the Copper Indians. The 
lake is called by them Contwoy-to, or Rum Lake, in 
consequence of Mr. Hearne having here given the In- 
dians who accompanied him some of that liquor. 
They do not get fish here 
We walked next day over a more level country, but 
it was strewed with large stones. These galled our 
feet a good deal; we contrived, however, to wade 
through the snow at a tolerably quick pace until five 
P.M., having made twelve miles anda half. We had 
made to-day our proper course, south by east, which 
we could not venture upon doing before, for fear ot 
