ACEOSS THE SUB-ARCTICS OF CANADA 



day the rain ceased, and the wind fell sufficiently to enable 

 us to faintly hear to the north the roar of heavy rapids. 

 Stimulated by the sound, we struck camp at seven o'clock in 

 the evening and started out for what we hoped might prove 

 to be the Dubawnt flowing out of the lake, and after a long 

 and late pull we were gratified to find our hopes realized. 



RAPIDS ON THE LOWER DUBAWNT. 



On account of the lateness of the hour we had no opportunity 

 that night of examining the river, further than to observe 

 that it was unobstructed by ice, which observation afforded 

 us great satisfaction. 



On the morning of the 18th we launched in the clear, strong 

 stream of the Lower Dubawnt, and very soon found ourselvps 

 at the head of the rapids we had heard. At the second rapid 

 the first unmistakable signs of the recent habitations of 



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