CHIPEWYAN TO BLACK LAKE 



by my brother in 1892, was found to be of entirely different 

 cbaracter — ^low and flat — and its rocks cretaceous sandstones. 

 The chief varieties of timber observed as we passed along 

 were spruce, white poplar and birch, and with these, though 

 of small size, the country was fairly well covered. 



Our second day on the lake was even less successful than 

 the first, for though we made a start in the morning, we were 



LANDING ON NORTH SHORE OF LAKE ATHABASCA. 



soon obliged to put to shore by reason of the roughness of 

 the water and a strong head-wind. At noon we succeeded in 

 getting our latitude, which was 59° 6' 32" N. 



About six o'clock that evening, shortly after our second 

 launch, we met a party of Indians in their bark canoes, sail- 

 ing with hoisted blankets before the wind. There were quite 

 a number of them, and as they bore down towards us they 

 presented a picturesque and animated scene. Moberly was 



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