ON THE LOWER DUBAWNT 



of the deer were at their best, and the centres of several of 

 the hides were saved and dried for use as sleeping mats, 

 while all of the fine fat meat secured was applied to the 

 replenishing of our severely taxed larder. 



After describing nearly the entire circumference of this 

 lake, the outlet, much obscured by a labyrinth of islands, was 



TYPICAL BARKEN LANDS RAPID. 



discovered on the east side, close to a conspicuous hill of 

 white quartzite, 230 feet in height. 



At the foot of this hill an Eskimo cache, consisting of 

 a "kometic" .(sled), snow-shovels, musk-ox horns, etc., was 

 discovered, and here on the night of the 22nd camp was 

 pitched. As no moss or other description of fuel could be 

 found in the vicinity, some of the men considered they had 

 " struck a bonanza " in finding the " kometic," and carried it 

 to camp, intending to utilize it for boiling the kettle. A slat 



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