NARRATIVE, I 



CHAPTER XI. 



F.neampment on a peninsula in Leech Lake. — Departure for t lie portage 

 to the souree of the J)r Corbeau rivt r. — Traverse a buy. — Com- 

 mencement of the portage. — The mode of passing it. — First pe 



to Warpoot Lake' — Pate iucceeeivekf Little Long Lake, the Four 

 Lukes, Lake of the Mountain, Lake of the Island, and encamp at the 

 Kagi Nogumaug or Longwater, the source of the De Corheau. — 

 \rc visited by the Chief of the Pillagers, who performs a journey for 

 that purpose. — Recognize in his attendant the murderer of Qov, 

 Semple. — Narrative of facts leading to this event. — Commence the 

 descent of the river J)c Corbeau, passing successively the Longirah r, 

 Little Yt r mill ion, Birch Pie, Bout well s Vieu, Desert, Summit, Lon<r- 

 rice, Alhn's, Johnston s, and Let Una Lakes. — Junction of the Shell 

 •fork. — Encamp in a storm. 



<)\ leaving the Gueule Plat's village, the Surgeon and Inter- 

 preter, with Lieut. Allen's command, were left behind to 

 iplete the vaccination of the Indians, while the rest of the 

 party went forward a couple of leagues, to form the night's 

 moment. It was niter seven o'clock before they came up, 

 and we waited some time after supper, which is generally a 

 late meal in voyaging, for the arrival of the Indian guides, who 

 had been promised to conduct us next day, to the landing of the 

 portage to the river De Corbeau. Morning, however, came 

 without them, and we embarked, (IStli.) and proceeded toward- 

 the sourthern shore of the lake, under the hope of being abl<' to 

 find the portage, from the descriptions which had been given of 

 it. Our course lay, lor a distance, along the peninsula, on which 

 we had encamped. Its trending too far to the east, induced n- 

 to hold a southerly ( ooa bay. On gaining 



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of the party was made. Part of the can ith,and 



