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Beyond this fall the river narrows, becoming rapid, and continues 

 bo for eight miles, while the Burrounding hills reach elevations from 



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six to eighl hundred reel above it- level, and form a ridge extending 

 from north-easl to south-west. The river then flows with ;i slow uni- 

 form ourrenl for ten miles, course N 1<> K. through :i country co 

 by low rounded hills, lying apparently in ridges, having a north-and- 

 Bouth direotion. Beyond this the river spreads out, becoming very 

 rapid and shallow for :i distance of three miles. Eere we lefl it. and 

 proceeded bya portage route for nineteen miles, course north, through 

 BeveraJ small lake- and brooks to avoid a long bend in the river full of 

 rapids and impractible for canoe travel. 



The river was again reached aboul one mile below Lake Manouan, 

 and continuing up it we entered thai lake October 3rd. 

 , in On arriving al Lake Manouan we passed around the north side, 

 making a time survey of the lake, which was completed on the 8th. 



This i- another very irregular lake, being aboul twenty-two miles 

 long from easl to west, with several large deep bays on either >i'le 

 running north and south. Over most of it- area it is studded with 

 many islands, both great and -mall. The country around the lake i- 

 almost Hat. being broken by ridges <>t liill- only to the south anil west. 

 Tli.'-.' rise nol more than 300 feel above the lake, bul have the appear- 

 ance of high mountains from their contrast with the general flatness 

 <>t' the Burrounding country. About one-half of the timber i- desl royed 

 by fire; what remains consists of white and black spruce, balsam- 

 Bpruce ami white birch, tew trees exceeding eighl inches in diameter 

 ai three feel from tin- ground. 



We awaited the arrival of Mr. Bignell on Lake Manouan until the 



14th, when, fearing that we would be frozen in before reaching the 



Pezibonki Peribonka River, we started by a portage-route from the west side of 



Lake .Manouan. and passed through several small lakes c lected by a 



-mall brook flowing into a branch of the Peril ka aboul twelve miles 



from Lake Manouan. On reaching this branch we descended it aboul 

 sixteen miles, reaching the main river one-half mile belovi Lake Onia 

 tagan; general course, south-west. This lake i- several mile- long by 

 two mile- broad. Crossing it on the 16th, we continued up the 

 Peribonka River, ami reached a stream from tin' west, which enters 

 the river aboul two mile- below the main forks, being distant thirty 

 inih- from Lake Onistagan; course, a tew degrees easl of north. 



The Peribonka, tor the Aral twenty mile-, varies from two to three 

 hundred yards in width, ami has little current, but for the remainder 

 of the distance i- narrow and full of heavy rapids. The country along 

 the liver i- similar to thai described around Lake Manouan. The 

 forests here have also been devastated by fire. What remain- of them 

 -how- a larger growth of trees than the last mentioned. 



