EST AUDUBON'S LABRADOR 



a brook; it is sure to flow into a river or lake 



or sea. 



"And even the weariest river 

 Winds somewhere safe to sea." 



It is a friendly companion with a soothing, 

 cheerful voice, and, although difficult at times 

 to follow, is a safe guide. It was Plautus who 

 said: "He who knows not the way leading to 

 the sea, should make the river his compan- 

 ion." A soap-down on deck and a plunge in 

 the inlet soon dispelled all feelings of irrita- 

 tion from the flies and of heat and weariness. 



The next day we sailed only a mile on our 

 return and were glad the wind gave out and 

 compelled us to anchor, for we could well 

 spend another day ashore. How glad we were 

 that we had no vile gasoline motor! This an- 

 chorage was at the delta of the Little Coxipi 

 River, and about a quarter of a mile to the 

 westward of this we found the beginning of 

 the Grand Portage. This is a portage-path 

 that the moccasined feet of the Montagnais 

 Indians, men, women, and children, have 

 worn and polished for generations. With their 

 canoes and supplies and household gods on 

 their backs, with their babies and spoils of 



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